Hide and Go Boom with the Koopas
It's a beautiful day at Bowser's Castle where Bowser and his son Bowser Jr. are enjoying a nice game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as themselves when suddenly, Bowser has an idea. He said, "Hey, son. How about a round of Hide and Go Boom!"
"You mean the minigame from Mario Party 4?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"That's right! Come on, to the Minigame Room!"
So the Koopas ran to the Minigame Room for a game of Hide and Go Boom.
When they got there, they saw four cannons with different colors. Bowser said, "Now here's how you play Hide and Go Boom. There are four cannons here and each one has a different color. One player hides in any one of these cannons for five seconds. After that, the seeker has three chances to find the person by lighting the fuse to that corresponding cannon. If the hider is found in three attempts or less, then the seeker will win the game. If not, the hider wins. Got it?"
"Got it, dad! Let's do this," Bowser Jr. replied with a thumbs up.
"Okay. Now to decide who goes first, we'll flip a coin," Bowser said as he took out a coin with their face silhouettes, "Whichever side is shown on the coin face up will be the seeker for the first half. Ready?"
"All set, dad."
"All right then! 3, 2, 1... FLIP!"
Then Bowser flipped the coin in the air and after a few seconds, it landed on Bowser Jr. Bowser smiled and said, "Well son, it looks like you'll be going first this time and to make it fair, you'll have to turn away from the cannons and cover your eyes for five seconds. So, are you ready to play?"
"I'm ready, dad!" Bowser Jr. replied.
"Very well, then. Good luck finding me and without further ado, let the game... BEGIN!"
With the word shouted, the game is now underway as Bowser Jr. turned away from the cannons. Then he covered his eyes and waited for five seconds.
When time is up, Bowser Jr. turned around and said, "Okay. My dad is hiding behind one of these colored cannons and I have three shots to find him so, let's light the fuse and fire the yellow cannon first, shall we?"
So Bowser Jr. ran to the yellow cannon, lit the fuse and then... nothing happened. Bowser Jr. looked at it and said, "He's not in yellow so, let's try the blue one next. Maybe my dad could be in there. To the cannon!"
With that, the Koopa Prince lit the fuse of the blue cannon and after a few seconds, there's nothing inside. Bowser Jr. saw it all and said, "Nothing again and so, that leaves me with red and green. Okay, this is my last chance to find my dad and I have to pick the right one to win the game. Now then, let's flip the coin and make my final decision. Here goes."
So Bowser Jr. flipped the coin and then, it landed on red. Bowser Jr. looked at the coin and said, "Red it is, then! To the fuse!"
With that, Bowser Jr. ran to the final cannon to find his dad. He smiled to himself, lit the fuse to the red cannon and then, the timer started.
3...
2...
1...
Bowser Jr. turned away and covered his ears as he said the word to launch the cannon...
"FIRE!"
BOOM!
With the word shouted, the red cannon fired and then, Bowser was sent flying! Bowser Jr. has won the game!
Bowser Jr. jumped for joy and said, "Yes! My dad is flying away and the game is over! That means I'm the winner!"
After a few seconds, Bowser is back at the castle. He smiled at his son and said, "Great job, son! You have won the game because you found me. Now then, shall we switch places for the second half?"
"You bet," Bowser Jr. replied with a thumbs up, "Now don't look at the cannons for five seconds while I'm hiding, okay?"
"Sounds okay by me. Let's do this."
"Very well, then. The second half starts... NOW!"
With the word shouted, Bowser turned away for five seconds while Bowser Jr. was hiding in a cannon.
After five seconds, Bowser is ready. He said, "Now let's go find my son, shall we? First up, the red cannon."
So Bowser went to the red cannon, lit the fuse and then, there's nothing inside. Bowser said, "Nope. Let's try the green cannon next. Maybe my son could be in there. Time to light the fuse."
With that, Bowser lit the fuse of the green cannon and then...
BOOM!
The cannon fired, which sends Bowser Jr. flying in the air. Bowser smiled and said, "There he is and that means I have won the game!"
When Bowser Jr. came back, he said, "Well done, dad! You've won! How did you find me on your second attempt?"
"Because I was wearing a green shell and so, I chose green to send you flying. Now then, shall we go get some lunch?"
"You bet! I can go for some cheeseburgers at Burger Shroom."
And so, Bowser and his son went to the burger joint for an afternoon lunch after a great game. It has been an explosive day for the Koopas.