Lava Crossing

Gameplay

In Lava Crossing, Bunny and Lamb need to escape the lava flowing from an active volcano and get back to their village. From where they are at the base of the volcano, they need to cross four lava pits—and you can help them by building rock bridges across them!

To begin, player 1 rolls the die: if you roll a 1, 2 or a 3, you have that many tries to land the blue ball (A.K.A the cooling water) into the appropriate pit by carefully opening and closing the blue rods (A.K.A. the water pipes). If you land the ball into the correct pit, you earn a rock to add to your rock bridge—and your animal is one step closer to home.

However, if you roll a +1, the very first rock you placed (rock #1) is taken from your bridge—the lava is starting to catch up to you! The next time you roll a +1, you lose rock #2, and so on. If the lava catches up to you, you must start over at the base of the volcano! If you roll a -1, you’re in luck. You can lay down the next rock in your rock bridge—no strings attached!

There are four different pits to cross, and they get smaller as you get further from the volcano, which means they can be harder to drop the ball into. The first person to get their animal back to their village wins a star badge. Three star badges earns you a trophy, which gives you an advantage for the next time you play: you can place a rock at any number position at the start of the game.

History

Hape was first established in Germany in 1986 by Peter Handstein. They’re a very sustainability-focused company—many of their toys are made out of bamboo and sugarcane-based plastic, and their packaging is made of recycled cardboard, organic inks, and water-based colors. Lava Crossing was designed and created by their creative team.