Cartoona (2012)

About this game

Cartoona is a creature-building, tile-laying game featuring the pop art of Robert Burke. The goal is to be the first player, or team to reach 50 points by building colorful and odd cartoon creatures. This is accomplished by placing tiles of different creature parts together and by playing cards that speed the process, or hinder your opponents. The game box includes 94 creature part tiles, 70 action cards, 8 player screens, and a rules booklet.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 8. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 1.6/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 3 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.