Piou Piou (2009)

About this game

Panic in the hen house, the fox is on the prowl and the eggs have not yet hatched ... [back of the box] When it is his turn to play, the player chooses : to throw a card into the pot or to carry out one of the game actions : -Lay an egg (by presenting the 3 cards - hen, rooster, nest, the player may take an egg card). He places it in front of him, egg side up. -Give birth to a chick (the player presents 2 "hen" cards whilst imitating a hen's cry.) Turns over one of his "eggs" to make a newborn chick appear. -Take an egg from another player (the player presents a "fox" card to an advesary, and ask him for an "egg" card (not a chick). The adversary may counter-attack by presenting 2 "rooster" cards. The winner is the first to manage to get 3 chicks.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 5 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.