On Sunday we went to a super cool event. It was a Christmas Party organised by the lovely people at Anki Overdrive. They were showing their latest products over 5 different tracks within the 2 floors of a cool pub in London, The Driver.
Anki Overdrive is the world’s most intelligent battle racing system. Its technology is so advanced that it really feels like the future. Each Supercar is a self-aware robot, driven by powerful artificial intelligence (A.I.) and equipped with a deadly strategy. Whatever track you build, they’ll learn it. Wherever you drive, they’ll hunt you down. The better you play, the better they become. Whether you battle A.I. opponents or friends, your tactical options are unlimited. Also, with regular software updates, the gameplay always stays fresh. Customize weapons. Swap out cars. Build new tracks. It’s easy to pick up, and nearly impossible to put down. How amazing is that?
You can see a short video we made about the event below:
Venue – The Driver
Obviously when we heard that we were able to test their products we were really excited about it. We had heard of the Anki racing system before but we hadn’t had the chance to try it for ourselves. It was great then to get the opportuntity to have fun with the 5 tracks that Anki had set up for to try at the event.
Anki Overdrive T-shirt
When we arrived, the girls were each given an Anki Overdrive t-shirt. They were black with the orange Anki Overdrive logo. They looked really nice. Sienna seemed to be really happy to wear hers – she looked so cute in it!
Face Painting
Then, the girls were offered some face painting. This is always a hit with my girls. Sienna went first and she behaved amazingly well. I was impressed as I thought she would move but not she waited patiently until her face painting was done. The lady did a fab lightning bolt on her face. It looks really cool!
Then it was Bella’s turn. She had a flame instead which was really nice too. I loved it! I thought the golden sparkle paint was really cool! Bella was very happy with it.
Testing track 1 – the starter kit
We then went upstairs to have a look at the 5 tracks. We actually tested 3 of the 5 tracks as it was a little bit busy so we were glad to be able to try the ones we did. We did the starter kit track which was great as we managed to learn a little bit more about the game. Nick and Bella gave it a go. They had fun competing against each other.
Food
During the party we were offered food and drinks, so it was nice to be able to nibble some chicken nuggets, pizzas, bread, salad, etc. The chicken nuggets were delicious. I think I ate all of them, LOL Just kidding, but they were really tasty. My girls also liked them.
Testing track 2 – the trucks
After having something to eat we decided to go upstairs to explore the other tracks. We were lucky because the one with the trucks was free for us to try. The guy from Anki helping us there was so nice. He really explained to me and Bella all the details. It was the first time for me so I really needed a step by step explanation.
Bella and I decided to play against each other. It was fun trying to kill each other’s cars, LOL! She actually beat me the first time and then when we played again I was lucky and I managed to win. It was really entertaining. The system is super clever. I was very impressed. I really like the big trucks. They were very cool.
Christmas Theme & Santa
Because the theme of the party was “The Christmas Party of the Future”, obviously the whole decoration was about Christmas. So we had Christmas trees, fake snow, Christmas presents (boxes beautifully wrapped for Christmas), and of course lots of Anki Overdrive product boxes everywhere.
Of course, a Christmas Party wouldn’t be complete without Santa! Yes, he was there, looking cooler than ever! He had a very futuristic look. That much so that my girls didn’t want to say hello, LOL! However we did manage to have a nice picture together! They also had a DJ who was playing great music. I really liked that as there is always a creates better party atmosphere when you have cool music. The party came alive for sure! 🙂
Testing track no 3
We then tried another track. The problem was that little Sienna was getting restless and she really needed a nap so after the last test we decided that it was time for us to leave before she started to destroy all the decoration, LOL! Seriously she was all over the place and also all over the tracks as she wanted to pick up the little cars! It was crazy, but thankfully the staff were cool about it!
Saying Good Bye
Before we left, we got a goodie bag for each of the girls. They were very excited to find chocolates inside each bag which disappeared in a minute, LOL.
We had a lot of fun at this event, it was really cool to try this game and now we are looking forward to receiving a starter kit to test it properly at home! Watch out for our review soon! Thanks so much ANKI for inviting us to this event. We really enjoyed it! 🙂
What do you think of this event? Have you heard of Anki Overdrive before? Have you seen this game before or tried it before? Do you have something similar at home? Please leave a comment below as I would love to hear what you think.
*Disclosure: I was invited to this event to be able to test and see Anki’s latest products. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤️
Franca 💋
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That looks such a blast and would be an amazing Christmas present X #kcacols
Never heard of it but looks fun #KALCOLS
I have seen these on the tv and YouTube, they look like great fun. It looked like a great event, if we had gone, hubby would have hogged the game and played all day lol.
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Oh wow wow wow! My boys would LOVE this! I need to check it out for them! Thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
Oh wow my kids would love this!! Thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
I’ve heard of Anki before, I’m curious to see how it works actually. Looks really cool. #kcacols
That looks so fun! My kids would absolutely love that. #KCACOLS
wow my boys would love a go on those! I’ve never heard on Anki before but I will go and look them up a bit more now. I’ll look forward to seeing your review on the home test you do:)
Mainy
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That sounds like a full day out!! Never heard of these but they sound like guaranteed fun for all ages, great christmas presents! #kcacols
I haven’t heard of them either, but they do look like good fun! #KCACOLS
Great face painting – looks super fun #kcacols
Who doesn’t love cars?!! Girls and boys alike, and the competitive aspect of racing will always go down well! #KCACOLS
This sounds a really fun high-tech toy, and what a lovely party they put on! #kcacols
I’ve only recently heard of this from another blogger, but it looks like fun!! 🙂 #kcacols
How fun! My kids love racing cars around so I could see them digging this.
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It looks like you all had loads of fun, they remind me of my childhood trying to steal my brothers scaletrics! #KCAKOLS
Looks like such a fab day out and so much fun!! #KCACOLS
Looks like an awesome time – I’d never heard of these before! Thanks for sharing#kcacols
I have never heard of it, but looks really interesting and nice place to have a good time with the whole family or friends #KCACOLS
My kids would love this, what fun #KCACOLS
Looks like lots of fun! I’ll definitely look it up when my boys are older. #KCACOLS
oohh these look fab, ill have to have a look at them. Looks like you had a fab time. #KCACOLS
I’ve never heard of this before, but that looks really cool. Looks like a great party too #KCACOLS
What a fun looking day! Think dads might take over the track 🙂 Thanks for hosting! #KCACOLS
I would never see my son (or husband) again if we ever had an opportunity to do what you did! People who design these kinds of things are absolutely genius. #KCACOLS
I had already heard about Anki Overdrive but their adverts didn’t really make it clear what it was about. This post is much better than their adverts! #KCACOLS
Never heard of them, but looks like you had loads of fun!! #KCACOLS
OMG how much fun is THAT!!!?? i wanna go! #KCACOL
This looks a super cool thing to do. It’s really funny that you got beaten once by your little one Franca! xx #KCACOLS
My daughter would love this! thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
This was so much fun – my boys loved it. We are already looking forward to competing against each other over the Christmas holidays! x #KCACOLS
ive seen quite a few Anki ads recently and they look really fun. i didnt realise they were based on AI. dont tell my husband, he is obsessed with anything related to AI and technology. he literally things robots will take over the world soon :/ #KCACOLS
Sounds like a great event I’ve looked at these for my son but are so expensive and I worry his little sister might destroy it!
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I’ve never heard of this but it looks great fun and very high tech! #KCACOLS
This looks really cool! #KCACOLS
I can imagine that Arthur would go absolutely mad for this when he is a little bit older! #kcacols