Loopin' Louie
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Short description|Children's game}}
{{Infobox game
| title = Loopin' Louie
| italic title = yes
| subtitle = He's Just PLANE Outta Control!
| image_link = 250px
| image_caption = Box Cover
| designer = Carol Wiseley
| illustrator =
| publisher = Milton Bradley
| date = {{start date and age|1992}}
| players = 2 to 4
| years = 5 and up
| setup_time = 6 minutes
| playing_time = 10 minutes
| random_chance = None
| skills = Dexterity
| footnotes =
}}
Loopin' Louie, is an interactive electronic board game designed by Carol Wiseley and published by Milton Bradley in 1992.{{cite book |url=https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/LoopinLouie.PDF |date=1992 |title=Loopin' Louie Manual |publisher=Milton Bradley |author=Carol Wiseley}} It was given the Kinderspiel des Jahres award in 1994.{{cite web|url= https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/spiele/looping-louie | publisher= Spiel des Jahres |title=Looping Louie Sonderpreis Kinderspiel 1994 |accessdate=May 9, 2020}} Although the game is designed for a maximum of 4 players, unofficial modifications were made by modders to increase the maximum number of players to eight.{{cite web|url= https://www.instructables.com/id/Looping-Louie-8-Player-Modification/ | publisher= Autodesk, Inc. |title=Looping Louie 8 Player Modification |accessdate=June 18, 2019}} A Star Wars variation called "Loopin' Chewie" was produced by Hasbro in 2015.
Gameplay
=Assembly=
The game requires a screwdriver to assemble a central crane tower with a figure of the titular Louie in a biplane attached to the end of the crane. Up to four arms are connected to the tower, each with a canal, a barn, three chicken tokens and a lever (paddle). Two AA batteries are required for the motor to rotate the crane.
=Rules=
The object of the game is for players to press their respective levers to keep Louie in the air to stop him from knocking the chicken tokens into the canals. Players need to time their lever presses carefully. If Louie hits a chicken token on the barn, it falls down the canal. The player that has at least one chicken token remaining is the winner.
Reception
In Germany, the game is also known as a drinking game.{{Cite news |last=Kotowski |first=Timo |title=Spieleklassiker Looping Louie: Das haut die Hühner von der Stange |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/looping-louie-als-trinkspiel-hasbro-verdient-millionen-13430570.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |work=FAZ.NET |language=de |issn=0174-4909}}{{Cite web |last=Cadeggianini |first=Georg |title=Familie: Tipps für Spiele für Kinder |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/spiel-kinder-gewinnen-1.4660969 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Süddeutsche.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2013-12-27 |title=Kinderspiele werden als Saufspiele missbraucht |url=https://www.t-online.de/-/67174878 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=www.t-online.de |language=de}} The Wall Street Journal describes it as one of Germany´s most popular drinking games and mentioned in 2014: "In Germany, a country with 81 million people, Looping Louie has sold more than 1.3 million copies since 2006—far more than in any other country".{{Cite web |last=Nicas |first=Jack |title=How Looping Louie Found New Life as Germany’s Favorite Drinking Game |url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/how-looping-louie-found-new-life-as-germanys-favorite-drinking-game-1415833949 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{bgg|327|Loopin' Louie|173341|Loopin' Chewie}}
- [https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/LoopinLouie.PDF Loopin' Louie instructions]
{{Milton Bradley}}
Category:Board games introduced in 1992
Category:Children's board games
Category:Milton Bradley Company games