Fox's Party
Fox's Party Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
61 cards, divided into 7 illustrations (8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 and 8 cards). Each card shows the seven animals, ordered by increasing size.
Setup
Shuffle the cards, then deal 12 to each player. Each player stacks their cards in front of them face down, without looking at them. The remaining cards form a pile placed in the middle of the table, face up. The animal shown on the top card of this pile is the first head animal (animal de tête).
Goal of the Game
The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.
How to Play
The youngest player starts. They must guess whether the animal on the top card of their personal pile is bigger than, smaller than, or the same size as the head animal. They then turn their card over and place it in front of them, face up.
Correct answer: When a player has guessed correctly, they may choose either to keep playing or to end their turn.
Example: the snail is the first head animal on the middle pile. Arthur says "bigger" and turns over the first card of his personal pile: a roe deer. He has therefore guessed correctly, since the roe deer is bigger than the snail.
Keep playing: Before turning over the next card of their pile, the player must predict whether the animal they are about to reveal will be bigger than, smaller than, or the same size as the animal they have just revealed. In the example above, if Arthur keeps playing, he must guess whether the animal he turns over next will be bigger than, smaller than, or the same size as the roe deer.
IMPORTANT: Each revealed card is always placed face up on top of the previous card, so that only the last revealed animal is visible in front of the player. Each new prediction (smaller, bigger, same size) refers to the last revealed animal that was guessed correctly.
End your turn: The player places all the cards they have revealed on top of the middle pile, face up. The animal on the top card (that is, the last revealed card) becomes the new head animal for the next player.
Example: Arthur ends his turn after revealing the roe deer, and places it on the middle pile. The roe deer becomes the new head animal for the next player.
Wrong answer: When a player guesses wrongly, they must put all the cards they revealed during their turn back under their personal pile, without changing their order. Then it is the next player's turn.
TIP: Try to memorise the order of the animals you reveal: if you have to put them back under your pile, you will be able to remember their order of appearance later.
End of the Game and Winner
The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.