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A Fistful of Penguins

#7314BGG ↗

2011 · 1-6 players · 15min · weight 1.35 · 1,118 ratings

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Rating
5.66
Users rated
1,118
Owned
1,482
Wishing
135

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Roll animal dice, keep desired faces, spend penguin tokens to reroll or add dice, then score your kept animal set.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
1
Fellowship
1
Discovery
0
Expression
1
Submission
2
How it works (4 mechanics)
  • [2]push_your_luck_escalation— “penguin token can be used to add another die or reroll as many of your dice as you wish
  • [3]dice_mitigation— “roll the special animal dice; penguin tokens let you add dice or reroll
  • [3]set_collection_concentrating— “kangaroos score by the square of their number; lions worth big bucks but only lions score if you take lions
  • [2]_other:conditional_scoring_penalty— “camels score zero if any lions are present; moose must each be paired with a squirrel to score
Under-the-radar score: -0.58

BGG tags

Categories (3)
AnimalsChildren's GameDice