Avoid the Octopoid

Don't get crushed by the tentacles!

Board has a giant plastic octopus in the center with outreaching tentacles.

The play area is a circle/ring around the octopus.

The octopus is activated each turn. After a player moves, they push the head of the octopus down which causes a spring mechanism inside to store energy.

The next player then releases and lets the tentacles spin based upon that energy, and then the tentacles will land, some will touch the board others won't. If the tentacle hits the spot you're piece is on, you have to move it back to the beginning.

First player to make a full circle wins.

The fun of the game is trying to guess how much pressure to apply to get the octopus to land on the square your opponent is at.