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Tales & Games: The Grasshopper & the Ant
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The Grasshopper & the Ant is the fourth title in Purple Brain Games’ “Tales & Games” series, each of which comes packaged in a book-shaped box. In this game, players take turns playing the part of the industrious ants and the grasshopper content to sponge off the labor of the ants.
The Grasshopper & the Ant includes two ways to play, but the heart of both is the same. At the start of the game, lay out 16 (of the 48) path cards in a 4×4 grid; each path card shows one of four types of landscapes. The ant player places six ants on these cards, one ant per card, with the ants forming a chain (as in real life), then secretly chooses one type of terrain on which at least one ant stands. The grasshopper player then stands with one of the ants, and if the grasshopper chose the same landscape as the ant player, the grasshopper takes all the path cards of this type on which an ant stands; if the grasshopper chose incorrectly, then the ant player takes these path cards. Either way, you then refill the 4×4 grid. The ant player keeps playing until she finally wins path cards, then the next player in clockwise order controls the ants. (In winter mode, the third and fourth players control red ants and receive a random path card if they match the choice of the ant player.)
In autumn mode, players score path cards immediately, with each type being tracked independently; path cards that feature insects are saved for a endgame bonus. As soon as a player maxes out two scoring tracks, the game ends and whoever has the most points wins.
In winter mode, players keep the path cards they collect in order to buy provision cards (worth one victory point), which cost particular combinations of path types. In this mode, when you win a path card that features an insect, you can claim another card in the grid that features the same insect. Collect both provision cards of the same type, and you score a bonus VP. The first player to collect 4 VPs wins.
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 30m |
| Designer | Yoann Levet |
| Mechanics | Set Collection, Stock Holding |
| Theme | Animals, Bluffing, Novel-based |
| Publisher | 2 Pionki, GoKids 玩樂小子, Purple Brain Creations, Asmodee, Asterion Press, IELLO, Lex Games, Portal Games |
olsonjj25
Another hit in the Tales and Games series, this one is a bluffing game that requires a bit of thought that I really enjoy playing with the kids (6 and 4). As always, impeccable presentation and components. I like seeing all four games in the series lined up next to each other in the shelf. The inclusion of the fairy tale is a nice addition, but much like the one in The Tortoise and the Hare, I'm not sure who these are geared towards. Multiple versions of the same tale - the Aesop version is extremely short - and the two other poem versions are just plain odd. And I'm an English major. I was hoping for the inclusion of a bonus card or tile for an earlier game in the series - much like Baba Yaga did for Three Little Pigs. It was a nice touch that hasn't been repeated since. Oh well. My series ranking: 1. Hare and Tortoise 2. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp 3. Grasshopper and Ant 4. Three Little Pigs 5. Jack and the Beanstalk 6. Little Red Riding Hood 7. Pied Piper 8. Baba Yaga My kids: 1. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp 2. Three Little Pigs 3. Little Red Riding Hood 4. Hare and Tortoise 5. Grasshopper and Ant 6. Jack and the Beanstalk 7. Pied Piper 8. Baba Yaga
juuzzom
Quick playing outguessing manoeuvring that looks good. Changing player roles adds a bit of nice spice to the mix.
Jumpman78
This is like an intro to bluffing game for kids and it works just fine. There are two versions in the game, making for a nice level of replay value. This works best with families but you could also break it out with a game group (though not likely). Nice components too, I'd say this is #3 in the Tales and Games Series.