Bad Babiez (2005)

About this game

"Mum and daddy are gone, the house is quiet and tidy... for now." "Start a frantic household warfare with other babies. Look for the most useful items in the rooms and make the worse mess possible. Put on your leather jacket, arm yourself with the frying pan and try stirring the pot, go on the skateboard to move faster. Put the stereo at full volume, flood the bathroom and make the babysitter run away. You have to prove to everybody who is the Bad Baby of the house. But be aware that nobody can see you cry or wet the bed... or your reputation will be seriously compromised." A non-collectible card game with 132 cards (including 8 Baby cards, 15 Kitchen cards, 15 Living Room cards, 15 Bedroom cards, 15 Bathroom cards, 36 Action cards, 12 Event cards and 16 Baby Power cards), 4 Room boards, 16 Furniture tokens, and 8 Baby tokens. (Note: The game's manual says 18 Event cards, but this was a misprint.)

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 8.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.