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BRIDGE BALL
   Strait of Gibraltar   

  Reach the end of the bridge
  Fall off into the water below
  Watch out for the cannonfire

The contestant has to step onto a narrow unstable bridge, and catch a ball shot at them by the General. They must now cross the bridge to reach the other side without losing the ball.
While they're on the bridge, Guards will fire balls at the contestant, from two cannons, and blast them with a fire hose to try and knock them off. There's also a Guard positioned at the end of the bridge, who'll jump up and down to make it even more unstable.
At the midpoint of the bridge is a tall, narrow block that must be climbed around in order to continue onwards.
Once past the block, the contestant has the opportunity to discard the ball they're carrying and attempt to catch a golden ball that's fired at them. If they catch this golden ball, and carry it all the way to the end of the bridge, they'll win 100,000 yen.
To reach the end, they must climb over two more blocks that are fixed to the bridge. These are lower but longer than the previous block, with the second slightly higher than the first.
Super version
Having already cleared Skipping Stones, the contestant has to cross the bridge to complete the combined super-game. In addition to all the usual obstacles {carrying a ball, cannonfire, hoses, blocks, the bridge being bounced} the contestant also has to avoid two sets of giant rotating arms, which spin around like horizontal propellers just above the bridge. One is positioned between the start of the bridge and the centre block, while the other is between the midpoint and the end.

Played   2  times;  in episodes:
4, 7

Bridge Ball was previewed at the end of epsiode 3, with mascot Chiitan attempting to cross the bridge.