Puppy Pile

2 – 6 players.
Play time: 20 – 30 minutes.

Another game in Thing 12’s family games line, Puppy Pile! In Puppy Pile, the dogs are a mess. They’ve just kind of combined into one mass of puppies and this puppy Katamari is out of control. Your goal is simple. You have a favorite dog and you want them to be the literal top dog when it comes time to pick a winner. Just don’t let anyone in on the secret! They have their own preferences and even though they’re wrong, they’re entitled to those preferences. Which puppy will end up on top?

Gameplay is very simple. Each turn, you draw a card from the top of the pile and resolve its effects. The cards can make you move dogs, swap dogs, or even change the bottom / top of the pile! Generally, the cards affect dogs based on traits, and those traits are symbolized on the tiles themselves. The two cards to watch out for are the Pick a Winner cards. When one is drawn, the top dog of the pile is selected. If that’s anyone’s dog, they win! Otherwise, the dog is removed from the game, shrinking the pile. When the second Pick a Winner in the deck is drawn, the deck is reshuffled and gameplay continues.

Keep playing until one player wins!