“Could the Chevreuil family of deer please go to Hall 3 for boarding, along with the other 6 families departing for Familou. Please get together as quickly as possible before Mr Wolf arrives.”
Djeco Playing Cards - Familou DJ05103
- 48 cards (6 wolf cards and 7 families of 6 cards). Game rules in 10 languages.
- Age : 5·10
- Number of players : 2 - 4
- Party time : 15 min
- Players work together to beat the wolf - if the wolf wins, all the players lose!
- Illustrations that little ones will love.
- Compact, easily portable box.
- Durable, high-quality cards.
- Made of FSC® certified paper and cardboard.
How to Play ▶
Lay the six "wolf" cards out with the numbered sides face up.
Shuffle the "animal" cards: with 2 players, deal 6 cards to each player; with 3 players, deal out 5 cards each, and with 4 players, deal out 4 cards each.
The rest of the cards constitute a draw pile that is placed with the cards face down, next to the players. Players take turns playing in a clockwise direction. The players decide who is to play first.
Throughout the game, players can talk about the cards in their hands (without showing them to one another). Indeed, the idea is that everyone plays cards which will help the following players to lay their cards, and thus avoid blocking the game.
When it is your turn, lay one of your cards in the centre of the table. You can either:- start a new family by laying any card from that family,- or complete an existing family: in this case, the card you lay must respect the numerical order of the cards (e.g. if the card number 4 of a family has been laid down, you may only continue by laying the numbers 3 or 5 of this family).
NB : If you lay down the sixth card of a family, announce the "family" and you can play again immediately.
If you cannot lay any card on the table, then you have to turn up one of the six wolf cards! (Starting with the number 1, then 2, and so on). At the end of your turn, pick up as many
cards from the draw pile as you need so as to be holding the same number of cards as at the start of the game (ie. 5 cards with 2 players, 4 cards with 3 players, 3 cards with 4 players). Then it is the next player's turn.
🏆 Winning
If the players have managed to lay down the seven complete families, then they all win! If, however, the six wolf cards have been turned up, then it is the wolf who wins the game and all the players lose!
