Schüttel's (2017)

About this game

Schüttel's (which means roughly "Shake It") is a game of luck, skill, and giddy gnomes that are poured out of a magic cup in the sky. Wonder Valley has never been this busy before. As wizards, the players overwhelm the lazy bakers and dozy carpenters with giddy gnomes. And now business is starting to boom! But only if you repeatedly shake an appropriate number of gnomes out of the cup will you get a share of the wealth. If your shakeup magic goes wrong, however, you might end up at the pillory, which costs you dearly – to the other players' mischievous delight.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• 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 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.