Summer Camp (2003)

About this game

In Summer Camp, each player becomes a pubescent camper residing in her very own cabin. During the game, players do their best to persuade the coolest kids at camp to hang out with them, while simultaneously sending the uber-dorks into other player's cabins. One camper might lead a late night toilet paper attack, while another slips off to the lake for some skinny dipping with a summer fling. Watch out for the visit from grandma and grandpa or the surprising prescription of orthopedic shoes! For every cool person, event and item in your cabin, you garner 'cool points' , while un-cool cards take the same points away. Play several games in a row and develop rivalries, crushes, and ancient grudges. Note: this is not a game for children. You need one six-sided die (not included) to play.

Does it fit your group?

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