WAY OT - Pirate ship game (pop up pirate?)

[Guest guest]

OK, I know I am really reaching here. However I would not have to be

searching for this particular thing if my son was not autistic!

We are working on trying to get my 5yo son to play games

(simple " board " games) - for turn taking, and just so we have some

activities we can all do together (also have a 7yo daughter). He

does not like it (yet!) so we continually search for games with

something that might entice him.

My daughter said she saw a game on TV called Pop-Up Pirate, or

something like that. She said that each player gets colored swords,

and takes turns sticking them into the ship. At some point the pirate

pops up. Whoever popped it up wins or loses ,or something (we don't

care about that part!) Anyway, Adam is into pirates and ships and

swords, so this might help keep his interest long enough to learn the

idea of a " game " . (Often once you can get him to do something, he

finds he DOES like it!)

Anyway, I have done some web searching and cannot find it. Haven't

gotten to the real stores yet. We watch almost no TV here, so the

likelihood of my finding this commercial on TV again is low because I

don't know what channel it was on, etc.

So, if you have seen this commercial or toy, or have any idea what

I'm talking about and where I might find such a game, please let me

know! Feel free to email off list as I know this is really OT!

Thanks loads.

-- Sue