This is because Muffin Time is a game with a lot of player interaction, coming firmly under the ‘take that’ genre. It also is more chaotic and silly that a lot of modern board games. As such it’s one to enjoy during the sillier moments of game night or on a night with some gaming newcomers. The humour and madness all combining to create a memorable experience with many laugh out loud moments. Counters don’t just impact the player who played them. Take that goes hand in hand with the beautiful emotion of spite like a pie in a pie. You see someone casually sliding into the 10 card zone and naturally want to end them. If you see someone use an action for a guaranteed win, hit them with the old ‘no one likes you card’ to banish it away forever. Watching someone mug another player! Slap down that ‘look out’ card to seem like a real hero and ensure no one wins. Or prevent someone from losing cards and keep them way above 10 with the classic ‘don’t jump’ card! Is There Some Beauty In The Pie? To win Muffin Time you have to have exactly 10 cards in your hand, announce “Muffin Time” and still have 10 cards in your hand at the beginning of your next turn to bask in the glory. Sounds simple, and, certainly, the concept is. Mini-Game) Choose another player to speak in a baby voice until your next turn. If they fail, they discard 3 cards.

For those that need more of an introduction, you are obviously not one of the 11million viewers of the asdfmovie complete collection on YouTube. All 12 episodes can be viewed in under 23 minutes, so you haven’t got much of an excuse not to watch TomSka’s creation. Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. If no other players can change the number of cards in the players hand, they are the Muffin Time winner! Some of the most interesting cards involve mini games where players will be thrust into a mini challenge with consequences for the losers. Learning the game is easy and the instructions for how the cards work are clearly written on the cards themselves. I will add, although it is anarchic fun, tactics do come into play. These have to be coupled with a reactive strategy that changes with the game. You also have to read cards carefully as their full usefulness may not be apparent unless you interpret them correctly. To this end, the rules state that if something isn’t covered in the rules, players should ‘argue about it until a majority of players agree on an outcome, try not to resort to violence.’ Which gives a good account of the vibe of Muffin Time.

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The recommended age is 13+ and unquestionably this is mostly down to the themes of some of the cards rather than a reflection of the complexity of the game. There needs to be comprehension and interpretation of the cards too. If you don’t mind your children seeing the odd emoticon stabbing on a card, 10+ would be my recommendation. I hasten to add, the violence is akin to the sort of thing you would see in the Itchy & Scratchy show on the Simpsons. As it is in line outline it feels watered down. I really don’t think this game will encourage young people to start blowing up turtles! Mini-Game) Tell another player 1 truth and 1 lie. If they cannot tell which is which, they discard 3 cards.

So, if you're looking for a hilarious and unpredictable game, I hear Cards Against Humanity is pretty fun! But since you probably own that already, maybe give Muffin Time a chance. If you play an action card you must now read out what it says so everyone can follow through with it’s effect, unless another player stops you with an appropriate counter card.This erratic game time won’t appeal to everyone. So some people might want to set a timer and agree that if no one wins before it goes off, the player closest to ten cards wins. Components