Pickomino

2005
Reiner Knizia
BGG Geek Rating
6.4
based on 12,306 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.6
community average
BGG Ranking
#1557
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Players
2-7
Weight
1.15/5.00
Playtime
20 min
Age
8+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Take That Re-rolling and Locking Dice Rolling Push Your Luck

📂 Categories

Dice Animals

🎨 Artists

Doris Matthäus Xavier Gueniffey Durin

🏢 Publishers

999 Games Egmont Polska Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) FoxMind Israel Gigamic Giochi Uniti KADABRA Kaissa Chess & Games Korea Boardgames Lautapelit.fi Lion Rampant Imports Mercurio MINDOK PaperGames (III) Piatnik Rio Grande Games Venice Connection Zoch Verlag

📖 About This Game

In Pickomino, two to seven players, ages 8 and up try to obtain fried worms for their chickens, so that they don't go hungry. Of course, anyone who doesn't manage to grab a worm off of the grill can help himself to those of his opponents. This fast-paced game by Reiner Knizia is, like Hick Hack im Gackelwack, a gambling game in the finest chicken tradition." Each turn players roll their dice and set aside all those matching any single value. The remaining dice are rolled and any value is set aside again until the player stops and takes a tile or busts and puts their last tile back. When a player busts and fails to take a tile they must also turn the highest tile face-down. Interestingly, the German edition from Zoch has English rules in the box. The Dutch edition is part of the Jakkie & Bak Collection The German edition is part of The Chicken Family of Zoch.