Bad Brood (2019)

About this game

Arschlochkind ("Asshole Kid") is a casual card game for 3-6 players. Your goal is to nurture and (mis-)educate your own child as badly as possible, while helping other players children to become good kids. The Game is played in 3 phases with 4 rounds in every phase. Every phase represents a development stage of your kid (toddler, school kid, teenager). Every player gets one illustrated kid card in the beginning. There are 4 values printed on the kid (they stand for health, freedom, love and success). Every player tries to bring his kid up as badly as possible by laying transparent upbringing cards with negative values on his kid. Only the visible numbers count in the end. Other players can interfere with defense cards or by laying positive upbringing cards on your kid. There are 3 different types of cards: Upbringing cards to lay on your or other kids, defense cards and action cards.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 16 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.