Toddles-Bobbles Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• What's In the Box?
• What's the Objective of the Game?
• Let's Play!
• For Experienced Players
• Penalties
• End of Play

What's In the Box?

• 60 cards depicting Toddles-Bobbles (12 different characters)
• The game rules

What's the Objective of the Game?

You'll need to collect as many Toddle-Bobbles portraits cards as possible. Let's see who ends up with the largest collection of cards. And let's also reward the player who comes up with the funniest names and has the most fun!

Let's Play!

1. Shuffle the cards and place the deck face down in the center of the table. The first player turns the top card over and places it next to the draw pile.

   It's important to turn the card over in such a way that all players see the Toddle-Bobble at the same time.

2. The first player gives this Toddle-Bobble a name. You can choose any name, from one based on their appearance (like Pearnose or Eared-Pillow) to abstract names (like Poppy, Lucky or John Doe).

3. The next player turns the top card of the draw pile over and places it atop the starter card.

4. All players look at this Toddle-Bobble and:

   • If it's a new character, then the player who turned the card over gives it a name;
   • If this Toddle-Bobble has already revealed itself in the game, and has already been named, then all players have to recall the name and shout it out. The first to do so adds the pile of turned-up cards to his or her 'winning pile'.

   If no one, including the player who named this Toddle-Bobble, is able to recall Toddle-Bobble's name, then it's time to give it a new name.

   If it's hard to identify who was the first to shout out the name, then the card stays in the pile of turned-up cards and nobody wins the pile.

   Play then continues in a clockwise direction.

For Experienced Players

For this group, just keep the top card of your 'winning pile' face-up and quickly say 'Toddles-Bobbles' if a newly opened Toddle-Bobble matches yours. The first person to do so adds the whole pile of turned-up cards to his or her winning pile.

Penalties

It's optional to impose penalties in Toddles-Bobbles. After all, we don't want to upset the youngest players. So think twice - but if you decide to do so, here's how.

Return a card from your winning pile to the pile of turned-up cards if you:

• Shout out the incorrect Toddle-Bobble's name.
• Shout out a name instead of 'Toddle-Bobble' when playing the game version for experienced players.

End of Play

The game ends when there are no cards left in the centre. The player with the largest winning pile wins the game. There's also a runners-up prize for the player who laughed the most during play and the one who came up with the funniest name. They become the Toddles-Bobbles' favorites.

Don't forget to praise the winner and cheer up the others. Get the kids to thank each other for the game as the real objective is to play and have fun together.