A fun game to play with your dog!!!
Only in New York would we expect to see a board game inventor design a game where dogs and their owners can settle down for a great afternoon of dice, timers, cards, tricks and of course, treats. The game is called “Funagle” and the word means fun for all species.
Denise Rothman recognizes that dogs are more and more part of people’s families. And one of the most popular ways to spend time as a family is to do so by playing board games. So it seemed natural for her to design and manufacture a game that promoted the relationships between people and their dogs.
“Funagle” works like this. Players have 1 minute, as measured by the timer, to funagle the dog to perform tricks and activities called out on tags(cards) that are placed on the game board. Funagle means that you use all types of communication methods including your voice, gestures and treats to get your dog to perform the particular task in that round. The tags are stored on bone shaped keyrings and the person/dog team with the most tags at the end of the game is the winner.
The items that come with the game include a game board, 50 activity tags, 4 bone shaped carabiners, one die, 1 - 1 minute sand timer and four doggie game tokens. There are some additional items needed as well. They are obviously at least one dog, dog treats and dog toys. This game can be played with 2 - 4 people and 1 - 4 dogs.
There is a similar game as well that is called, “Do You Mind?” This
game is similar to Funagle except that there are more cards, there fore more activities and there is actual scoring that takes place. Again the “team” with the highest score will win the game.
The invention of this game coupled with the involvement of our best pups is a clear societal indication of the place dogs hold in our lives and our hearts. They are not there just to work for us as they have been in the past, but rather to enjoy our lives with us as friends.
In New York this weekend, we’re supposed to getting some snow. It sounds like it could be a good “Funagle” weekend.
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