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The Pied Piper

Rat out your neighbors!

Rat infestation in Hamlin, you want to chase the rats into your neighbors house with the help of the Pied Piper. One house per player is laid out, each player has a rat marker. Rats with colored tails sit between the houses, next to the Pied Piper sits a second rat. The stack of character cards holds rat cards in tail colors and Pied Piper cards, four rats and one Pied Piper are on display. Each player is dealt four action cards.

The active player places two action cards at two different cards in the display of rats and Pied Piper. The second card placed next to a card activates this rat or Pied Piper. The activated character moves accordingly. If a rat moves through a house, the rat marker of this house rises by one level. When the Pied Piper moves through a house, the rat marker falls by one level. When the movements according to the action cards have been implemented, the character card is replaced by a new one from the stack. The active player draws two action cards. When the rat marker in a house reaches the roof, the owner of the house is out of the game and the active player gets his rat marker or markers.

When only two players are left in play, the winner is the player whose rat marker is on a lower level. In case of a tie, the tie-breaker is the number of rat markers owned. Variants with only one card for activation or face-down placement of an action card that is revealed when the character is activated.

A very nice implementation of the topic with a well-working mix of tactic and luck in drawing of the cards; despite the fairy tale topic this is not a game for children only, but an attractive family game.

Players: 2-5

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Agnes Largeaud

Artist: Matthieu Leyssenne

Price: ca. 24 Euro

Publisher: Iello / Purple Brain 2016

Web: www.iello.fr

Genre: Fairy tale, placement for damage

Users: For families

Version: en

Rules: en fr

In-game text: no

Comments:

Series Tales & Games

Attractive book-like box

Pretty components

Nice implementation of the topic

Good family game

Compares to:

Other games in the series for topic, otherwise placement games featuring causing and limits of damage

Other editions:

French edition, Purple Brain Creations

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0