The little turtle Max loves two things: racing down the water slide into the lake and pushing all the other animals there along with the waves. That’s what the children want to do too: flick Max as well as they can into the lake and – …
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Across the river and over to the bananas on the other bank – the monkeys know that the quickest route is to take the Hippo-Express. In “Hipp Hopp Hippo”, the monkeys jump straight in but sometimes a hippo will disappear under the water, then the monkeys …
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How do I say what I know without saying what I know? It sounds complicated but it’s not really. You secretly look at one of five pictures then roll some dice. The aim is to pick the symbol on the dice that best depicts the picture …
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Beware loose cannons! The pirate crew has collected their booty – jewels and gold coins – and arranged it all nice and neat. Now it has to be split between the crew. Who gets the most? The crew decide in the traditional way: by bowling. At …
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The owl, the fox and the bear like to meet in the forest at the tree trunk next to the toadstool. But sometimes the toadstool sits inside the tree trunk and the fox on top of the stump. Or the owl is in the tree and …
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Are there any wolves around this evening? Yes? Then play your wolf cards from your hand onto the table. Then the wolf can steal from the other players – hopefully they will find sheep, as that’s what wolves like the best. Frustratingly, the sheep don’t find …
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“Tapikékoi”? Or “Tu as piqué quoi?”, which is French for “What have you pinched”? That’s what the players are trying to find out. This cheekily illustrated game depicts a picture book family idyll: father, mother, daughter, son and a perfect home. Four tableaus depict the kitchen, …
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A guessing game, a story game but above all a wonderfully sumptuous adventure: this is Traumfänger. The most important components – aside from lots of imagination – are square cards and round discs. The former represent nightmares and the latter cuddly toys of different sizes that …
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Snails aren’t well known for their racing skills. They crawl almost meditatively across the ground, just taking their time. In “Go Slow!”, however, they too want to know what it’s like to feel the adrenaline of a race coursing through their shell. But not too fast, …
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