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2013 Ranked #9,930

Whacky Wit

An asymmetric chase game has one side clear dots while the other controls monsters trying to exhaust its lives. The pursuit creates a continuous race between completing the board and trapping the runner.

Family Games Collectible Components Dice Grid Movement Player Elimination

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

7+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.59

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Based on a video game of the 80s, the principle is clear: To win, Whacky Wit must eat all the dots (i.e. lower all the pegs), and the opponent's monsters must try to catch Whacky Wit and exhaust his three lives.

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Based on a video game of the 80s, the principle is clear: To win, Whacky Wit must eat all the dots (i.e. lower all the pegs), and the opponent's monsters must try to catch Whacky Wit and exhaust his three lives. Whacky Wit is a two-player board game. One player plays the yellow Whacky Wit and the other player plays all four monster at once. The rules make this a balanced and fair thing. With slight gameplay modifications Whacky Wit can also be played with three or five players. For whom is Whacky Wit suitable? Whacky Wit is suitable for children from 7 years due to the intuitive rules. How much time is needed to play? A game lasts 10 to 25 minutes depending on the skill level and luck of the players.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2
Play time
15 min
Age
7+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Norman Sommer

Artists

1
Norman Sommer

Publishers

1
Spielquader

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