Backyard Chickens (2022)

About this game

Backyard Chickens is a deck-building game for two to five players in which you and your neighbors compete to raise the best flock on the block! During your turn, you collect eggs, purchase supplies, and care for your chickens. Failing to feed and water your chickens will make them unhappy. Unhappy chickens produce fewer eggs, are worth fewer victory points and may run away. Play continues until a player’s flock is worth ten or more points. The player with the most points wins the game! —description from designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.