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In Foxy, you'll put your memory and observation skills to the test while looking at a sequence of large, full-color cards. Each card shows one of four environments, as well as 1-2 animals that live in that environment — although a cat can show up anywhere, so sometimes a card will feature three animals.
To set up, shuffle 19 of the 40 cards into a deck, then shuffle the fox card into this deck. Each player takes a dry erase board and a marker. Flip the top card; for the types of animals depicted on this card, everyone secretly writes the total number of animals of these types that they've seen on all cards revealed so far. For the first round, this is easy — write the number of animals on this card! But you'll start seeing cards of many environments, and wait, how many chickens have I seen so far? How many cats? You can write only a single numeral for each round, with no reminders of which animals were which. When the fox card appears, write a numeral showing how many different animals you've seen total. Once during the game, you can circle a number to take a chance on doubling that score.
Once you've finished the deck after twenty rounds, flip it over, then go through the cards again, this time keeping a public tally of how many animals of each type have been seen. If the number you wrote for a round is equal to or less than the total number of animals seen, you score that many points; if the number is larger, then cross it out and score nothing for that round. For the circled number, if you correctly wrote the exact number of animals, score twice that many points; if you guess higher or lower, score nothing. Whoever scores the most points wins.
- Fun for kids
- Good for families
- Quick to play
- Host found scoring difficult
- Better with more players
- Memory game involving counting animal occurrences
- Herbaceious
- Sunset Overwater
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- deduction — Using past observations to predict future outcomes and refine estimates.
- memory — Players must remember and estimate the frequency of animals appearing on cards.
- set collection — Tracking the occurrences of different animals to make estimations.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Today's a chill day.
- My game brain is gone.
References (from this video)
- resources, rabbits, farming
- rabbit farms competing to form a three by three grid
- tutorial-style teaching of how to play
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card/Chit Market — Start with a market of three rabbit cards face up; replenish at the end of a turn.
- drafting — Draft starting hands by selecting one card to keep and passing the rest to the left until each player has four cards.
- end game bonuses — End game triggers when a player completes a 3x3 grid; score from rabbit points, end-game coupons, and remaining resources.
- endgame_scoring — End game triggers when a player completes a 3x3 grid; score from rabbit points, end-game coupons, and remaining resources.
- growth — Resolve 'during growth' coupons to gain resources and cards; spend resources to build victory points.
- market — Start with a market of three rabbit cards face up; replenish at the end of a turn.
- play_rabbit_cards — Optionally trade rabbits from your farm; place up to two rabbits from hand or Reserve into your farm with placement costs and restrictions.
- rabbit_hutch — If you play none, you can place a rabbit hutch face down into your grid.
- Reserve — Reserve up to two cards from your hand, keeping them on the table and unavailable for swap until used.
- restock — Discard any number of cards, draw up to four, may reserve up to two cards, draw again if needed, and take two resources.
- store_icons_and_endcards — End game coupons score based on matching store icons across growth cards.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- you'll now draft your starting hands all players will look at the cards they've been dealt choose one to keep and then hand the rest to the player on their left
- the game ends once one player has filled out a three by three grid and whoever has puzzled together the highest scoring Farm will be the winner
References (from this video)
- Simple, quick to learn
- Engages memory and social interaction
- Memory-focused games can be repetitive for some players
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- memory — Players remember and track counts of animals; memory-based scoring with a doubling option via circle mechanic
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- My number five is a game called Foxy.
- The way you score is so seamless.
- It's so cozy.
- I've really enjoyed the two-player mode.
- There are a ton of different ways to score in this game
- I cannot wait to dive into it
- I understand the hype.
- I will rank Birmingham high after playing more.
References (from this video)
- Adorable theme and approachable for families
- Compact size; easy to bring along
- Fun with kids and dogs-related humor
- Not released at the time of recording; availability may vary
- Light, playful theme with dachshund imagery
- Dachshund-themed drafting game; cute, family-friendly
- Light, whimsical drafting with set collection
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Players pass cards around and draft to build sets
- set collection — Complete sets to maximize points; there are thematic 'bad guys' to defeat for bonus points
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Mini Diversity is a one to seven player game
- it's extremely hard even on its easiest setting
- it's a card bluffing game and it's drafting
- three seems to for me is the perfect number
- Tiny Epic Galaxy is there is a lot of strategy in this tiny little box
- Doxy - it's the perfect size