Bop It Boptagon

Aww... the classic Bop It.

## Gameplay

### Format #1

The first format of this game was memorable for many reasons. For starters, there was literally no messing up here. If you do something wrong, you're out. The second was the rhythm and flow of the game. There was a very nice tone and feel to the commands as they came quicker and quicker.

The two families were placed inside the Boptagon and taken to their stations. Then Todd would walk around as each family member activated their station. It was not mandatory to do this, but most people did so.

#### Commands (In Todd's Order):

We Have:

Twist It

Pull It

Shout It

Kick It

Whack It (the Mallet was handheld for a while then it got a stand so the player would not have to pick up the mallet every time)

Honk It

Crash It

and

Bop It

After Todd introduced the stations, he explains Rotate It and Reverse It. Rotate It means to move one station to your left (clockwise, the previous station) and Reverse It means to move one station to your right (counterclockwise, the next station).

### Rules

The rules for the Boptagon are simple:

* Obey the command by activating your station ***immediately*** when it is called.
* You will be eliminated if any of the following situations happen (unless the game is over before the eliminations can be revealed).
	+ If you are late in activating (or on a rotate/reverse, leaving) your station (A minor time credit is given for the first command after an elimination).
	+ You do not activate your station fully (ex: if you don't twist the full way at Twist It, or not make contact with the punching bag at Kick It).
	+ If you activate your station when your station was not called.
	+ If you activate your station too many times or on a rotate/reverse.
	+ If you go in the wrong direction on a rotate or reverse (even a single step, no matter how far).
	+ If you overshoot your station after moving, that's a foul (i.e. eliminated from the game).

The last person in their family to survive the Boptagon wins the game for their family, wins a prize, and gets a Monopoly Crazy Cash Card. In case of more than one mishap in the final rounds which would cause all players to be eliminated, everyone stays in.

### Format #2

In this version's Boptagon, some of the stations remain and some are retired & replaced with new stations; they are: Pull-It (now represented by a rope), Kick-It, Whack-It, Honk-It, Crash-It, Chop-It, Squeeze-It and the titular Bop-It.

Unlike the first format, this was not an elimination game. It was simply a test to see how fast and accurate you were.

Four contestants on two teams play this game, and the contestants playoff one at a time, starting with the kids and ending with the adults. Each player has 30 seconds to perform as many of the commands as they can. Each correct command scored a point for his/her team. There was no penalty for an incorrect command(In season 3, in some episodes, there was a point deduction for incorrect commands). The team with the highest score wins the game; if the game ends in a tie, the team whose kid performed the first command the fastest is declared the winning team. The winning team won a prize package. In season four, Kick-It, Whack-It, are both replaced with two new stations: Lift-It and Dunk-It.

#### Season 3

We Have:

Honk It

Crash It

Kick It

Whack It

Chop It (New)

Squeeze It (New)

Pull It

and

Bop It

#### Season 4/5

Honk It

Crash It

Lift It (New)

Chop It

Pull It

Squeeze It

Dunk It (New)

and

Bop It

All rules from above apply, including the kick it rule. (Season 3 Episode 2)

## Episode Appearances

### Format 1

* Season 1 Episode 1
* Season 1 Episode 2
* Season 1 Episode 3
* Season 1 Episode 4
* Season 1 Episode 7
* Season 1 Episode 8
* Season 1 Episode 9
* Season 1 Episode 15
* Season 1 Episode 16
* Season 1 Episode 17
* Season 1 Episode 18
* Season 1 Episode 19
* Season 1 Episode 20
* Season 1 Episode 21
* Season 1 Episode 22
* Season 1 Episode 23
* Season 2 Episode 2
* Season 2 Episode 3
* Season 2 Episode 4
* Season 2 Episode 5
* Season 2 Episode 6
* Season 2 Episode 7
* Season 2 Episode 11
* Season 2 Episode 12
* Season 2 Episode 13
* Season 2 Episode 17
* Season 2 Episode 18
* Season 2 Episode 19

### Format 2

* Season 3 Episode 2 (Blue/Red) (Tie) (27-27) (Kids:13/Parents:14)
* Season 3 Episode 3 (Green/Orange) (24-25) (11+13 and 12+13)
* Season 3 Episode 7 (Red/Green) (19-20) (10+9 and 12+8)
* Season 3 Episode 8 (Red/Blue) (24-25) (12+12 and 12+13)
* Season 3 Episode 9 (Orange/Blue) (Tie) (26-26) (13+13 and 10+16)
* Season 3 Episode 14 (Red/Blue) (25-23) (12+13 and 11+12)
* Season 3 Episode 15 (Red/Yellow) (22-23) (9+13 and 12+11)
* Season 4 Episode 1 (Orange/Blue) (23-24) (12+11 and 12+12)
* Season 4 Episode 5 (Yellow/Blue) (27-21) (13+14 and 12+9)
* Season 4 Episode 6 (Orange/Green) (25-26) (12+13 and 12+14)
* Season 4 Episode 7 (Green/Yellow) (22-17) (11+11 and 9+8)
* Season 4 Episode 8 (Red/Green) (24-25) (12+12 and 11+14)
* Season 4 Episode 9 (Red/Green) (25-26) (13+12 and 12+14)
* Season 4 Episode 15 (Yellow/Blue) (21-22) (10+11 and 11+11)
* Season 5 Episode 1 (Orange/Green) (Tie) (24-24) (11+13 and 12+12)
* Season 5 Episode 3 (Blue/Yellow) (Tie) (23-23) (Kids:10/Parents:13)
* Season 5 Episode 4 (Blue/Green) (25-23) (12+13 and 10+13)
* Season 5 Episode 5 (Blue/Red) (Tie) (23-23) (11+12 and 12+11)
* Season 5 Episode 6 (Orange/Blue) (24-22) (11+13 and 9+13)
* Season 5 Episode 7 (Red/Orange) (26-27) (13+13 and 14+13)
* Season 5 Episode 11 (Green/Red) (Tie) (24-24) (12+12 and 11+13)
* Season 5 Episode 12 (Yellow/Red) (Tie) (26-26) (13+13 and 12+14)
* Season 5 Episode 13 (Blue/Orange) (25-23) (12+13 and 11+12)

## Stats

Scoring

Average Command Total + People Left Score + # of Rotates and Reverses

Win Conditions: 1v1(6), 1vs2(3), 1vs3(0), and 1vs4(-3)

Average Command Total: Total Commands/# of Rounds

### **Rankings**

#### **Season 1**

1. 103 (53)
2. 118 (46.67)
3. 107 (43.8)
4. 115 (42.86)
5. 117 (38.6)
6. 102 (35)
7. 101 (34.6)
8. 116 (34.33)
9. 104 (24.4)
10. 109 (24.33)
11. 123 (24.33)
12. 120 (24.2)
13. 108 (22.125)
14. 121 (19.2)
15. 122 (18.67)
16. 119 (11.8)

**Overall Average:** 31.20

#### **Season 2**

1. 217 (39.57)
2. 207 (37.6)
3. 202 (37)
4. 219 (30.4)
5. 205 (26.4)
6. 206 (26.17)
7. 204 (23.5)
8. 203 (23.25)
9. 211 (21.43)
10. 218 (15.4)
11. 212 (12.5)
12. 213 (8.75)

**Overall Average:** 25.16

## Trivia

Did you know that Todd says all the commands in Bop It? See Formats for more info on this game.

* The youngest kids start at Crash It and Bop It, the older siblings start at Shout It and Kick It, the moms start at Twist It and Pull It, and the dads start at Whack It and Honk It.
* The name of the game is a portmanteau of "bop" and "octagon", as there are 8 players in total.
* This is the only game along with Connect 4 Basketball to last all 5 seasons, however, this one changed in the second format, unlike the other.