It's hangry.
You have fish.
Pass it, swap it, or dodge it. Just don't end up with the Hangry Penguin.
- 3–8 players
- Ages 10+
- 25 min
@!#$% fish?!
Hold the Hangry Penguin last, he eats your fish.
Fish are your lives. Hold the Hangry Penguin and it eats one. Get it with no fish left and you lose.
How many of you?
Solo or teams
With 4 players you can play free-for-all or in teams of two. Teammates sit opposite each other.
Odd numbers play free-for-all. Teams of two need 4, 6 or 8 players, with teammates sitting opposite each other.
2 fish each.
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1× 4 playersPlayer
Guide
Everyone takes a Player Guide and 2 fish.
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2
× 19
Set the Hangry Penguin aside. Count out 19 Penguin Cards.
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35 each
Shuffle the Hangry Penguin into those 19. Deal 5 each.
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4
Whoever gets the Hangry Penguin says so and takes the Last Player Token.
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5Draw
PanicThe rest is the draw pile. Panic Cards get their own pile.
Every round
Giveaway
Everyone picks one card at the same time and puts it face down. It goes to the player on your left at the end of the round.
Got the Hangry Penguin? Give it away, or bluff and keep it.
Action
Take turns clockwise, starting left of the Last Player Token. On your turn, play one or two Penguin Cards, or pass.
Whoever holds the Last Player Token goes last.
Resolution
↻ Back to 1- Pass
- Giveaway cards go left.
- Feed
- Holding the Hangry Penguin? Feed it a fish.
- Panic
- The feeder takes the Last Player Token and draws a Panic Card.
- Draw
- Everyone draws 1. Empty hand? Draw 5.
Giveaway tricks
Tactical plays
Fed the penguin? Now panic.
Draw a Panic Card, read it out loud and do what it says. Then discard it. Panic Cards keep their own pile.
What's what
Mid-game arguments, settled
More answers in the rulebook and at paniczones.com.
First dibs
New games, restocks and first dibs on drops. By text and email.
That's it. Deal.
Never say what's in your hand. Bluff with your face, not the facts.