Does anyone know what this marble type game is called?

[sandyballs]

A friend's son is asking santa for a marble game that he has heard of. I think it is something you gradually collect, maybe not though, and you roll the marble thing and it opens up and an animal appears? I have no idea, never heard of it, but thought Mumsnet would .

Umm, there's a game called Mousetrap that remminds me of... you collect pieces as you move rouns a board, and it makes this weird marble run which sets off a thing to trap the piece on a particular square... The counters are little plastic mice...

Does sound like it could be Mousetrap

No, not mousetrap. The actual marble opens up to reveal an animal, sounds odd doesn't it!

Thanks anyway.

But an animal doesnt appear in mousetrap though - not helpful info I know sorry!

I will consider the matter some more

Sounds fun, but not one I've heard of

Oh it's like a card/marble game. Bit like yu-gi-oh. I've seen the adverts. Bakugan is it? Let me check the spelling.

Bakugan
here

Thanks so much, that sounds exactly what he has descibed, my friend will be delighted .

Watching endless hours of Kids TV has finally payed off. Glad to help.