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Stealing eggs competition

Whoever is the first fox to steal ten eggs from the farm, will be the successor of Master Fox. The game features animal and cheese loot pawns, and also snakes, fox and hammer for ruse pawns as well as eight mission cards.

All Loot pawns are put into the box and three mission cards are on display. The box is closed and shaken and all players don their fox masks. Then all search in the open box for loot pawns corresponding to the missions, using only one hand, the looting hand. Pawns that you took are transferred to your other hand, the sack hand, and you can never have more than four pawns in the sack hand. You may give back loot pieces you took earlier. If you have three pawns in your sack hand, you may stop the search for all players and all score their sack hands. Each pawn corresponding to a mission card scores one point = one egg. Unsuitable pawns and double pawns score -1. From round 2 on ruse pawns are added – in round 2 the foxes, a fox in the sack scores one point. In round 3 two snakes are added; if you own a snake you may steal a pawn from another player before scoring. In round 4 the hammer is added, it protects you from a snake. But take care, if you have more than one ruse pawn in your sack hand, you lose a point.

If you have collected 10 eggs or more, the game ends and you win with most egg points. More experienced players can play up to 15 points.

The French edition of the game has won L’As d’Or for Children Games and rightly so: The game is fun, easy to play, the pawns are easily distinguished and the choice of a ruse pawn makes it challenging and a bit tactical. A fantastic game, not only for children.

Web: 2-4

Players:

Age: 7+

Time: 20+

Designer: Frédérik Vuagnat

Artist: Catell Ruz

Price: ca. 25 Euro

Publisher: Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2015

Web: www.heidelbaer.de

Genre: Tactile search, memo

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de en fr

In-game text: no

Comments:

Fantastic game idea

Shapes are easily distinguished

Ruse figures are a challenging, somewhat tactical detail

Compares to:

Tactile search games

Other editions:

Maître Renard, Superlude; Master Fox, Iello

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 1

Memory (orange): 2

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 3

Action (dark green): 3