STUFF DIVING
Hot Spring Karuta / Underwater Karuta Study
 | Grab the correct card from underwater |
 | Get beaten to the correct card |
 | Steam, or waist floats |
A group of contestants play at the same time, starting at the edge of a pool. Laying on the bottom of the pool are a selection of cards/mats. A question is asked and the contestants have to dive underwater to find a card or mat with the correct answer on. The person to bring the correct answer to the surface wins.
Played
2
times; in episodes:
86, 116
Variations
| Ep# |
| 86 |
Onsen Offensive
A group of eight contestants play the game in a hot tub. A sentence is read out and the contestants must find the card that has the same character as begun the sentence. Three rounds are played per group. |
| 116 |
Pool Sharks
A group ten contestants play in a swimming pool. At the bottom of the pool are lots of mats with numbers on. A maths equation is read out and the contestants must dive into the pool to find the mat with the correct answer. Men wear floats around their waists as a handicap. Five rounds are played per group. |
BGM:
"Sky Kid (Arranged Theme)" - Namco Game Music
| • | The first version was played in the outdoor onsen pool at the Hotel Sporea Yuzawa, in Niigata. The second was at a hotel swimming pool in Okinawa. |