Nutz! (2017)

About this game

All summer long, the squirrels hide nuts and fruits in hollow tree trunks, hoping they can retrieve them come winter — provided that they can remember where they hid everything! Each turn therefore yields two phases: summer and winter. During the summer, the squirrels hide their food, i.e., play their cards; in wintertime, they search the trees to try to find things. The best fed squirrel at the end of the game wins! Nutz! is a light and fast-paced double-guessing card game, with just a bit of memory added.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.4/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.