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The Toy Man® News & Views
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Product Reviews / Evaluation Report Summaries (ERS) |
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Induction Certificate Number:
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74020130823-616
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Induction Date:
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August 23, 2013
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Certificate License
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Po-Rum-Bo Card Matching Board Game
by:
Rev. James G.W. Fisher, M.S. - Editor & Branding Development Expert
Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) Date:
08/30/2013
Po-Rum-Bo is a combination of Poker & Rummy played on a Game Board. Using playing cards from all four playing card suits, players place them criss-cross, either “across” or “down” on a game board with bonus squares. You earn points with every play of the game based on the cards played, the hands created and the board bonus squares used.
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Primary Usage
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Target Age / Max. Weight
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Target Gender
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Board Games |
2012 |
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12+ |
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) - Index
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) Category Rating Scores |
Category rating scores are based on scale from 1 to 5. Rating score must be 3 or higher to pass in each evaluation category.
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Final product / service rating is averaged from the sum total of ALL applicable evaluation category scores. Only scores of "3" or higher are published.
There are a total of 357 evaluation categories which are used in our evaluation process.
(NOTE: Not all categories are applicable to any one product or online service.)
Only 6 of the evaluation category rating scores for this New Inductee's evaluation are featured for public view.
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Critical Evaluation Information These icons represent important attributes with which this product / service
is associated, contributes to, or encourages development of.
Select any of the unique icons below to learn more about the specific attribute it represents. |
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CE Marked | UL Approved | JPMA Certified | (Not Applicable) | (Not Applicable) | | | ASTM Compliant | eco-Friendly | eco-Conscious | (Not Applicable) |  |  |
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Manufactured In | Safety Hazard/Warnings | China | |
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About Our New Inductee
A quick yet informative glance at what this New Inductee is all about. |
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Po-Rum-Bo might be somewhat unique of a name for a board game yet it quite engaging for the players. The idea of two decks of cards used for Rummy, Polker or similar type card games, and merging with a game board where you perform "card matching", set the stage for the most unusual yet delightful board game you are likely to see anytime soon. Fast-playing as well as fun, your brain has to multi-task to strategize and think-quickly simultaneously. |
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"Po-Rum-Bo really made me think quick and get fully info the game! It was such a blast to have so much fun playing a board game like this, especially when I'm not into gambling cards. It was a shift."
* A quote from one of our consumer hands-on participants who hates "...gambling card games" |
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If all this wasn't enough the game developer threw in an hourglass timer to spice things up a bit. Now you have the playing cards, an hourglass timer and a game board, with the objective to not only create "hands", (a specific combination of playing cards), you have to place the cards on the game board, up and down or across to match cards to win points at the conclusion of your turn!
Now remember, this is just a quick glance to see what Po-Rum-Bo is all about. Let's move to the next section to get more info the details of game Play and more. |
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Additional Details and Perspectives
More than just a cursory glance with aspects of relative importance. |
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While you have already gotten an informative glance to familiarize yourself with Po-Rum-Bo, this section will get more into detail about game play and many other details for the curious mind.
Let's get to the basics: Po-Rum-Bo is a 1-4 player board game designed for ages 8 and up. It implements a "pattern building" format of card matching with average game play running about 30-45 minutes. As with all games, your objective is to outdo your opponent(s), or in this case, outscore them.
8 game cards are dealt to each of the players, with the balance of the cards being placed face down to serve as a draw stack. Cards are paced face up on the game board in a single line either across or down, with 1-5 cards able to be played as a "hand" per play. These lines can also intersect with each other.
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"If you enjoy playing Polker or similar type games you'll love this game for sure. It puts some real kick into the competition.
I was never big on any kind of card game before but this one has me hooked!
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* A quote from a participants in one of our consumer hands-on evaluation events." |
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One of the most interesting factors in the game play is that "...players can build onto existing on the board by extending hand(s) to create a new hand." Unlike most games we review, Po-Rum-Bo can't be easily defined in detail in a small space. To assist you further, we have provided two special links.
Po-Rum-Bo Game Rules
Po-Rum-Bo Strategy
The game has a minimal learning curve and once you have it down, you can be sure you will be playing repeatedly. Once it gets its hooks in you, you're hooked! |
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Independent Evaluator Reports
Extensive independent study and analysis by credentialed scholars. |
The information to follow is comprised of excerpts from inclusive detailed Evaluator Reports pertaining to this New Inductee. These reports have been prepared by credentialed scholars from their own extensive independent study and analysis. |
* These excerpts have been posted verbatim, paraphrased, or a combination of both, in order to encapsulate the primary details conveyed in each of the evaluation reports in a brief summary form. |
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Behavior Change Communications Specialist, Ph.D. MEd.
Chief of Recreational Therapy and Behavioral Study
"Po-Rum-Bo is a board game that draws the players in to fully engage with an extensive level of interaction. The game has a strong influence on positive behavioral growth through inter-personal communication during Play. players who may normally somewhat reclusive and hesitant to participate find that they are drawn to playing of the game much like a child is to sweets. One game is not enough.
As with the previous game I reviewed from this same company, the abstract narrative of the game actuates creative strategy development and a higher level of interactive social skills."
"The game presents a cross-over of card game Play with board game Play merging the two with a subtle sense of familiarity and challenge that contributes to a greater use of executive cognitive function. This results in the players developing a higher level of strategic thinking processes and self-surety."
Po-Rum-Bo is a masterpiece of creative thinking development and sustaining a narrative that drives the Play forward repetitively. The stronger the urge to continue with more games played, the greater the level of skill improvement and influence in the further development of beneficial behavioral patterns."
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Consumer Hands-on Evaluation
Details about the experience at our consumer hands-on evaluation event. |
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