Perfection (board game)

Perfection, originally produced by the Minnesota company Lakeside, is a game by the Milton Bradley company. The object is to put all the pieces into matching holes on the board (pushed down) before the time limit runs out. When time runs out, the board springs up, causing many, if not all, of the pieces to fly out. In the most common version, there are 25 pieces to be placed (the holes form a 5x5 grid) within 60 seconds. An advanced version (Superfection) requires the player to put together 16 two-piece puzzle cubes within two minutes.

Gameplay

In the original version of Perfection, players, taking alternate turns, must be the quickest to place all 25 shapes into the holes on the game tray. First, all shapes are placed next to the game unit, in a mixed order, with handles facing up. Next, the timer is set for the full 60 seconds and the pop-up tray is pushed down. As soon as the timer starts, the player will quickly start fitting each shape into its matching hole. If the player completes this before the time is up, he/she pushes stop and records the time. If the player fails to place all the shapes into the tray and hit stop before the time is up, the tray will pop, scattering pieces around the game tray. The next player will then take a turn. The winner is the player to complete the tray full of shapes in the shortest amount of time.^[1]

Genesis

It has been acclaimed that the British group Genesis were inspired the game so much that they featured shapes from the game on their 1983 album 'Genesis.'

Rereleases

In 1992, the game was relaunched with a new jingle for television advertisements, "Pop Goes Perfection", to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel".

In 1996, the game was again rereleased gained a new look, and was advertised on Nickelodeon, then on YTV.

References

• Perfection at BoardGameGeek
• Perfection at TV Cream