2016 · Party Game

Go Cuckoo!

Players compete to build a precarious nest by taking and placing standing sticks onto a shared structure, trying to create matching-color connections to place their eggs. On a turn, a player adds one stick; if the stick’s ends match in color they may lay an egg, otherwise they may continue by taking up to two additional sticks that match the previous stick’s top color. A turn ends after laying an egg or after placing a third non-matching stick. Touching the ground or causing eggs to fall incurs penalties. The first player to place all of their eggs earns the right to add the cuckoo and win.

groupPlayers

2–5 best 4

schedulePlaying time

10–15 min

cakeAge

4+

psychologyComplexity

1 / 5