La Caza de la Calabaza (2019)

About this game

The mad scientist Dr. Tomatenstein has been kidnapping and experimenting with lots of obakameshi (living foods) till he turned them into various new kind of pumpkins! But in the process some evolving fails became monsters!! This is an adventure game where a group of obakameshi enters Tomatenstein plantation to compile the new experimental pumpkins and expose to the world the evil plans from the Doctor! The players must select between 5 main characters (onion, pepper, lemon, carrot and apple) and after choosen who will play first, this one turns the first card from the play deck. If the card is an experimental pumpkin or an item, the player can put on his/her side of the table (maximum 8 cards for each player), but there can appears obakameshi monsters, some events cards, and of course the crazy Dr. Tomatenstein! The goal of the game is to complete a pumpkin set collection (total of 5 experimental pumpkins). The first one to complete, wins the game. A new game from the creator of "Fast Food Battle!", Sergio Herrera. —description from the designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 3.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 6 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.