Piggy Piggy Card Game Review
We popped open the Piggy Piggy card game last weekend and took it for a spin. This game was a lot more fun than I anticipated. Due to its flashy case and name I thought it would be all show and no go. I was wrong.
The game lives up to its hype. It’s not your average kids card game. It’s a lot more engaging than Go Fish! The rules are a bit involved so be sure to read them thoroughly before starting. The gameplay isn’t too complicated for most 8 year old’s. It’s just more than I was expecting based on the packaging.
It’s on par with Uno for complexity. After a few turns everything makes sense and it’s actually a fun game. There isn’t any advanced strategies like chess, but each turn requires some thinking to make the best play.
How to Play
Basically, the premise of the game is to lay down matching cards, hopefully adding up to more points than the other players. Which earns you the pig. Then draw cards to get back up to 5 cards. If you’re lucky you’ll draw a matching color for your pig or pigs and earn points.
The idea is to score 8 points to win. Usually, you have a few options of which card to play. Collecting a pig allows you to score points. There are 5 different colored pigs, each representing a type of food. Once you have the most points of a color you earn the pig. There are a few other special cards to mix it up but that’s essentially how to play.
Scoring is a bit random since it depends on the cards you draw matching the color pig you have. Without a pig you can’t score. So there are times it’s best to hold back playing cards, and other times to unload as many cards in your hand as possible. It comes down to drawing the most cards possible at the right time.
The game usually lasts between 10 and 30 minutes. So we usually play 2 or 3 games when we sit down to play. I was expecting a simple kids game but it turns out to be a lot of fun. The pigs changed hands a lot and there were a lot of surprises during the game.
Similar Card Games
If you like Uno, Skip-bo, or Phase 10 then you’d like Piggy Piggy. The rules for each game is different but they share many similarities. Each player takes a turn and the first to reach a goal wins.
They all are fun card games to play with friends or family. Piggy Piggy seems geared toward a younger audience, but works for any age. It’s a great game for grandparents to play with the grandkids.
Pros and Cons
One aspect we like is the game is unpredictable, similar to Uno. You can be ahead in points only to have a few players quickly catch up. Also, the pigs frequently change hands keeping things interesting.
One thing we didn’t like was we had to refer back to the rules several times. We ran into a few situations where we weren’t sure how to proceed. Like who gets the pig when removing cards results in a tie. Or at certain times whether it was appropriate or not to draw back up to 5 cards.
Not that Piggy Piggy is a complicated game. Just that there are several situations that arose where we wound up referring back to the rules. I probably should have paid better attention to all the finer details when I first read them.
Summary
For this review, we give Piggy Piggy 7 out of 10 stars. While it’s a fun game, I don’t think it’s going to dethrone Phase10 or Pit as our favorites. Piggy Piggy is a different game if you’re looking for something new. There’s definitely a uniqueness about it.
I highly recommend adding this game to any family game night. It’s somewhat easy to play and provides o good amount of entertainment for a card game.
Piggy Piggy Card Game Review brought to you by: David M.
I’m David M. I’ve been playing video games a long time, my pong game was fire. Now, my kids run circles around me but we always have a good time. We mostly play party and family games. Strategy and battle games are still among my favorites. I like writing about games almost as much as I do playing them. My favorite games are: Moving Out 2, Out of Space and Overcooked All You Can Eat.
