BraveRats

Tillywig Award Winner 2014

This is a fast, fun 2-player game in which players go head to head (or should we say rat to rat) through round after round of battle, with nothing less than the entire kingdom at stake. The first player to win 4 rounds is the conqueror! Each player starts with eight cards. Each card contains a number (0 through 7) and bears a specific rat character (Musician, Wizard, Assassin . . .) that possesses a special power in battle. In each round, players simultaneously flip a card face up. The highest card wins EXCEPT when the card's special power overrules the numbers. Some examples: the Assassin's power is that the lowest card wins that round. The Wizard nullifies your opponent's card's power. Playing your General card increases the strength of the card you play in the next round by +2. And your Prince, normally invincible, has a particularly dangerous weakness - if your opponent plays his Princess against your Prince, you lose the entire game. The detailed rat illustrations on the cards are quite humorous, the action fast and furious, and the games are short (about 5 minutes) and oh so sweet.