Description
Pili pili is a small African chilli pepper with a real kick – and this game is just the same. In Pili Pili you look at your cards before each round and predict how many tricks you will take. Then you try to hit that prediction exactly: no more and no less. If you get it wrong, you receive pili penalty cards, while the missions bring a new twist every round.
How to play Pili Pili
At the start of a round you turn over a mission card. It tells you how many cards each player gets and adds a special rule. Then, one after another, everyone predicts how many tricks they will take. The total of the predictions must not equal the number of cards dealt, so the last player has to change their prediction if needed – someone is bound to get it wrong.
In each trick everyone plays one card, and the highest number takes the trick; suits do not matter. The joker card can take any value from 0 to 56. At the end of the round you get one pili card for each trick by which you missed your prediction. When someone has collected six pili cards, the game ends. The player with the fewest pili cards wins.
Why you will like it
- You learn the rules in a minute, as only the highest number counts in a trick.
- Missions change the game every round: one time you hold your cards to your forehead and cannot see them yourself, another time the values are reversed and 1 is the strongest card.
- Tension until the last trick: the rule on the total of predictions makes sure that not everyone can hit their prediction.
- You play your first games without missions and with five cards, then gradually add the twists.
Who is Pili Pili for
The game is for two to eight players aged 8 and up, and a game takes 20 to 30 minutes. Players like it best with four or five. The rules are simple, so it suits families and larger groups who enjoy trick-taking games.
What you might not like
The cards dealt and the missions bring quite a bit of luck, so the game may not be the best fit for those who prefer games with precise planning.
What is in the box
- 55 cards numbered from 1 to 55
- 1 joker card
- 17 double-sided pili cards
- 36 mission cards
