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Welcome to Patas Arriba, where the pond is total chaos, and nothing is in its place! In this quacky, fast-paced game of reflexes, you'll throw cards to knock down rival ducks while defending yourself from flying flip-flops, axes, and anything else that comes your way. Duck Up and cover—no one is safe!
The game ends when a duck has been knocked down five times, but the real champion is the one whose duck has avoided the card storm the best. Are you ready to Duck Up into this pond and emerge as the last duck standing?
- description from designer
¡Bienvenido a Patas Arriba, donde la charca es un caos total y nada está en su lugar! En este juego de velocidad y reflejos, lanzarás cartas para derribar a los patos rivales mientras te defiendes de chanclas, hachas voladoras y cualquier cosa que venga. ¡Nadie está a salvo!
La partida termina cuando un pato ha sido derribado cinco veces, pero el verdadero campeón será aquel cuyo pato haya soportado mejor la tormenta de cartas. ¿Estás listo para sumergirte en esta alocada charca y salir como el último pato en pie?
- description from designer (spanish)
- Funny concept.
- Cute theme.
- Doesn't offer anything new besides throwing cards.
- Uses common mechanics like 'see something, do it' and 'slap the table'.
- One-note game.
- Not hard to block.
- Doesn't do much more than its core mechanics.
- Ducks throwing axes at each other.
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Throwing cards at an opponent's duck and blocking with hands.
- Matching — Players match cards by item type/color or number of items.
- Push Your Luck — When a bomb comes out, everyone must hit the table, and the last person puts an axe under their duck.
- Take That — Players can knock over opponents' ducks or block incoming attacks.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is almost a six games I played so you don't have to, but one of these games is fine, the rest are not quite so much.
- The lack of communication you kind of have to have the communication before the game so you understand if if we're playing this but you're not at the point or do nothing or hint nothing.
- It's such a one-note game that I just can't recommend it.
- This is another one of those games that's 18 cards for no reason.
- This game is terrible. I hate it. It's so bad.
- It's just shy of being good.
- Sadly, not many games here that I enjoyed, but you you may feel differently.
References (from this video)
- The concept is funny
- Cute theme
- Doesn't offer anything new other than throwing cards
- Uses familiar mechanics seen in hundreds of games
- It's a one-note game
- Not particularly fun
- Ducks throwing axes at each other
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blocking — Players can use their free hand to block cards thrown at them.
- Card throwing — Players throw cards at each other's ducks.
- Press your luck / Push your luck — When a bomb card appears, all players must hit the table, and the last one does so gets an axe. This is also seen in other games when matching occurs (slapping the table).
- Set collection/matching — When a card matches another player's card in type/color or number of items, a fight occurs.
- Take That — Players throw cards at each other's ducks to knock them over.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Patas Arriba is a game in which ducks are throwing axes at each other.
- This game is all sorts of silly.
- My problem with this game is it doesn't really offer anything new other than the throwing of the card.
- it's such a one-note game that I just can't recommend it.
- It does stuff I've seen before, but not particularly fun.