The Tick: Hip Deep in Evil! (1996)

About this game

This is a roll and move game based on the cartoon version of The Tick. Many good and bad guys are represented from Arthur to Chairface Chippendale, El Seed, Dinosaur Neil, etc. You move around the board collecting good and bad guy tokens. You also battle bad guys using a unique battle resolution for each of the four bad guys. The game ends with a final battle in which players wager tokens in an attempt to better their situation. Scoring is unusual and can really change who wins in a random way. Each player draws a card a random that awards different points for each token. Each player adds up their score and the high score wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• 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 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.