Dancing Eggs
Dancing Eggs Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Info
A boisterous egg bouncing game for 2 - 4 children ages 5 and older.
Game Idea: Roberto Fraga Editor: Markus Singer Illustrator: Gabriela Silveira Length of the game: approximately 10 minutes
What's in the Box
1 turquoise wooden egg, 9 bouncing rubber eggs, 1 red action die, 1 "where to place the egg" die, 1 rulebook
Before Starting
Get both dice ready. Place the box on the table with the 10 eggs in it. The center of the table should be clear of other items as the eggs will be bouncing around here.
Beware, of fragile items! The bouncing eggs themselves are not fragile, but other fragile objects should be cleared out of the way.
Hey, why is there a wooden egg in this game? There is a valuable wooden egg amongst the bouncing eggs. At the end of the game it is worth two points, whereas the bouncing eggs are worth one point each. This egg is therefore very popular with egg thieves.
Let's Get Started
Take turns playing in a clockwise direction. Who can jump the highest? You go first and roll the die.
What symbol is on the red action die?
Egg Lay You've got lots of hen luck. Shout "cluck, cluck, cluuuck!" and take an egg from the box.
Egg Bounce Take a rubber egg from the box. Hold it about half a meter above the center of the table and let it drop. Everyone else should try to catch the egg. Whoever catches it first gets to keep it. Caution: the wooden egg should not be used for this.
Egg Pinch All the children try and grab the red die as quickly as possible. Whoever gets it can take an egg from the egg box.
Egg Dance Let's get moving! Everyone gets up and runs around the table as fast as they can. Whoever gets back to their starting place first gets to take an egg from the box.
Eggsclaim Whoever shouts "cock-a-doodle-doo" first takes an egg from the box. If more than one child shouts at the same time, no one gets an egg.
Hen Hush Look closely, this symbol is very similar to Eggsclaim. But if this symbol is rolled, everyone stays quiet. Anyone who shouts "cock-a-doodle-doo" has to put an egg back into the box, if they have one.
Beware of egg stealing! If at any point during the game there are no eggs left in the box, players can steal eggs from each other to continue playing. Select another child and take an egg of your choice from them. They must give you the egg without grumbling or complaining.
Where to Place Your Eggs
You can't just keep the eggs you have collected on the table in front of you. Whenever you get an egg, roll the "where to place the egg" die.
The symbols show where you should place the egg:
- ... under your chin
- ... under one of your arms
- ... between your knees
- ... in the crook of one of your elbows
- ... between your shoulder and cheek
- If you roll this symbol, you can choose any of the five locations to hold your egg.
Important:
- Are you already holding an egg in the place shown on the die? You can choose whether to put a second egg in the same location or choose one of the other locations.
- It is against the rules to put eggs under your clothes or use any other type of assistance to hold an egg.
Then the next child in a clockwise direction takes their turn.
When Does the Game End?
The game ends when a child drops one or more of their eggs. The other children all receive one point for each egg they have. The wooden egg is worth two points. The child with the most points is the Dancing Eggs champion.
Wild dice rolling! This game involves lots of dice rolling and needs quick reactions. But be careful. If a die is dropped or rolls off the table, the person who did this must pick it up themselves without any help. Give it a try: It is really challenging to pick a die up from the floor with an egg between your knees or under your chin ...
About the Author and Illustrator
Roberto Fraga (Author) Roberto Fraga was born in 1960 in La Coruña (Spain). Since early childhood he has lived in France, where he still lives in Saint-Malo with his wife and two daughters. Roberto Fraga has traveled a lot and has worked as a long-distance lorry driver, tracker, sailor, representative, diver and coastguard. Roberto Fraga has been inventing games for over 40 years, many of which have been published at HABA. He has received awards for several games.
Gabriela Silveira (Illustrator) Gabriela Silveira was born in 1968 in Lisbon. She spent her childhood and youth in the sunny city of Porto, where she enjoyed illustrating the imaginary games that she played with her sister. She studied communication design in Münster and Munich and, since 1993, has been working as a freelance illustrator for various games, magazine and book publishers in Berlin.
The "Dancing Eggs" title is used with the kind permission of Karin und Reinhold Wittig, Perlhuhn publishing.