Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Mutabo resembles the creative activity that became known on BGG as Eat Poop You Cat : One player writes a sentence, then passes the paper to the left, where the next player will draw what they read, then hide the original sentence and pass the paper to the left, where another player will write what they see, etc. The main difference is that in Mutabo, there are cards with which players create the first situation that shall be drawn.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Command Cards
Use cards to issue orders and determine which units or actions can activate.
Paper-and-Pencil
Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Real-Time
Players act under continuous time pressure rather than taking normal turns.
Storytelling
Create or extend a narrative in response to prompts or game events.
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Mutabo resembles the creative activity that became known on BGG as Eat Poop You Cat : One player writes a sentence, then passes the paper to the left, where the next player will draw what they read, then hide the original sentence and pass the paper to the left, where another player will write what they see, etc. The main difference is that in Mutabo, there are cards with which players create the first situation that shall be drawn. One set of cards contains the beginnings of sentences, the second one the end of sentences. Each player uses two of these cards to create a first sentence to start the game. A game round ends when the papers are full. Scoring is of lesser importance, but can be done by voting for the funniest images/sentences that appear. There is a standalone expansion : Mini-Mutabo A similiar game is Telestrations .