The Fish Bowl Challenge is a fairground classic built on a
single piece of geometry. A grid of glass fish bowls sits on
the board, and you throw a ball into one of them. The ball fits
the bowl - and that's the whole trick, because it fits but only
just, and it tends to pop straight back out on contact with the
sides. Staying in is the whole game.
Accuracy matters more than pace, and the players who treat it
like a soft drop rather than a throw tend to walk off with the
prize. That's harder than it sounds once the queue has been
telling you to throw harder for ten minutes.
The game runs in its own flight-case unit - grid of bowls in
the base, lid open for the backboard - on a trestle table under
the striped canopy. It's one of the four games inside our
Grand Carnival stalls; this
is the standalone hire of it, for the events that want one more
stall rather than the four-game unit.
Land a ball in a glass fish bowl and make it stay there. It fits - but only just - so the ball pops back out more often than it settles.
Flight-Case Unit
The game lives in its own flight case - grid of bowls in the base, lid open for the backboard - setting up on a trestle table with nothing to assemble.
Any Surface
No grass required. The unit sets up on hard standing or a closed road as easily as on a field, and it goes indoors on a hard floor or artificial grass for the winter bookings.
Brandable
Your artwork can go on the stall front for the hire - sticker transfers fitted for a single event, taken off afterwards so the next booking gets a clean surface.
Staffing Your Way
The hire doesn't come staffed. We can put one of our team on it to run the game and hand out the prizes, or you can run it with your own stewards - say which you would prefer.
£5m Public Liability
Five million pounds of public liability insurance comes with the hire, and the risk assessments and method statements go to your organiser or venue beforehand.
What's included
The Fish Bowl Challenge flight-case unit with backboard
The glass fish bowls and the throwing balls
A trestle table and the striped canopy
Delivery, setup and collection by our own team
£5m public liability insurance as standard
Staffing is priced separately from this one - our qualified
staff can run the stall and hand out the prizes if you would
rather not put your own people on it. Prizes can be supplied
alongside; ask for the current options when you enquire.
Tell us the event date, postcode, surface and expected numbers,
and whether you want our staff running the stall or your own.
The Fish Bowl Challenge is priced with the event rather than
from a fixed list price, and as a single-stall add-on it prices
into a row more cheaply than it hires alone. It sits naturally
with the Tin Can Alley and
Ball in a Bucket - the three
flight-case games make a natural cluster - with the
Darts stall alongside.
Your written quote will cover the delivered price, staffing if
you want it, and the setup details for the site.
Gallery
The Fish Bowl Challenge stall under its striped canopy, with the grid of glass bowls on the game board
The flight case opened for play, showing the grid of glass bowls mounted on the striped board
The game board with its grid of fish bowls and the striped backboard
The Fish Bowl Challenge set up indoors at an event, showing the stall works on hard floors
Common Questions
How much does Fish Bowl Challenge hire cost?
It's priced with the event rather than from a fixed list price, and staffing is quoted separately. Send the date, postcode and what else is coming on the day and we'll return a delivered quote.
How do you win?
You throw a ball into one of the glass fish bowls and it's to stay there. The ball fits the bowl, but only just, so it tends to pop back out on contact with the sides - accuracy and a soft drop win it more often than pace.
Does it need grass?
No. The flight-case unit works on hard standing, closed roads and town squares as well as grass, and it goes indoors, which makes it a regular at the winter events.
Is it the same game as in the Grand Carnival stalls?
Yes - the Fish Bowl Challenge is one of the four games inside our Grand Carnival stalls. This is the standalone hire of the same game, for events that want one more stall rather than the four-game unit.
Is the stall staffed?
Not as standard - the hire price doesn't include staff. We can add one of our qualified team to run it and hand out prizes, or your own people can. Say which you would prefer when you enquire.
Tell us the date, postcode, surface and expected numbers, and
whether our staff are running the stall or yours. If it's
joining a row or extending the Grand Carnival, mention it and we
will price the package together. Prefer to chat? Call
0845 468 0590.
