The game board is surrounded by four colorful plastic mechanical hippopotamuses operated by levers on their backs.

When the lever is pressed, the hippo opens its mouth and extends its head forwards on a telescopic neck.

The game showed an overhead view of a board with four pigs, each controlled by a separate player, in place of the four hippos.

[6] The game has been referenced in The Simpsons (1992), Mystery Science Theater 3000, Donnie Darko (2001), Toy Story 3 (2010), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), The Last Man on Earth (2017), Safe Havens (2018), Schitt's Creek, Space Force (2020), The Afterparty (2022), and Monday Night Football (2024-10-07).

[citation needed] Mike Ehrmantraut loses a round of the game against his granddaughter, Kaylee, in Breaking Bad.