Test Cricket Pocket Sports Game

Fun family game

Great game. Only dropped a star due to the fact that in the video of how to play on the Pocket games website there are two scorecards which would make scoring much easier. They are no longer supplied for some reason. The review saying the game is really small is odd as I can't see how a game comprising 8 dice could be much larger.

If you ever had the two hexagonal rollers version of pocket cricket (a fine enough waste of time/pastime in itself btw) then trying this will be quite a step up. You really ought to have some feel for the intricacies of the names used for things happening in cricket as it helps it become more entertaining then. A simple game in terms of just rolling the dice: but actually more thought provoking if you are batting second and know the total you are attempting to reach. Essentially each side has a choice to make at the start of an over: bowling fast or slow (Spin); and batting aggressively or defensively. After that you are much more in the lap of the gods of chance as to your success... I got a set for my son. But since we are tied 1-1 now: I think I might get a set and practice. If you are into your cricket & know enough not to be bamboozled by the commentators on the telly - this will do for you. what might make it better is to have a wooden jug shaped container for the dice - then you would be playing for the Ashes Urn! By prepared for real "village" cricket scores and totals btw.

I bought this game for my cricket mad husband. Now that the season is over he can play this in the pub with his team mates. Great game, good quality dice.

As a cricketer and in the UK,I needed something to help whilst the weather decides what it's doing. Great game excellent value for money and it fits in my pocket so I can play almost anywhere.

It's small, normal/small dice and a bag that only just fits the die in..... expensive but my son loves cricket and will go great as a small stocking present (now need something big to fill it!!!!!!)

This is a game that takes the idea of the traditional dice cricket Owzthat and adds a more complex system of dice rolls. I was intrigued to try it but for all the added features the scores were less realistic that the two barrel dice of the old game. Strange and I cannot give a scientific answer but maybe the old game is the best.

A clever and an addictive game, about the nearest thing to playing with ball bat etc, there are 8 dice's with 6 faces giving 48 options on a roll and many thousand's across the play, you can as bowler choose to seam or spin, and as batsman be aggressive or defensive, each give different results, you can appeal to umpire or use DRS twice each a game, it is a well thought out game ,play from one through to four players , good for anyone and no battery's or Internet