Skip to content
howtoplay.ro
Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey

Arclight Games · 2007
2–615 min7+ yrs1.1/5 complexity6.6 BGG#3.901 BGG1,6 KPartyFamily
short answer

How do you play Cheeky Monkey?

The push-your-luck game Cheeky Monkey includes eight sets of animals – three elephants, four seals, and so on up to ten monkeys – with a plastic chip representing each animal.

To find the best price for Cheeky Monkey, howtoplay.ro compares deals from Romanian shops every day.

Cheeky Monkey box art
official art · Arclight Games

The push-your-luck game Cheeky Monkey includes eight sets of animals – three elephants, four seals, and so on up to ten monkeys – with a plastic chip representing each animal. To start the game, you place all the chips in a bag.

On a turn, a player may draw chips until either (1) he chooses to stop or (2) he draws an animal that he has lying in front of him from a previous draw this turn. In this latter case, he returns all chips in front of him from the current turn to the bag, and the next player then takes his turn. In the former case, he stacks the chips in whatever order he wants on top of any chips he's collected in previous turns. (If a player has animals of only a single type, he can tuck them on the bottom of his stack.) Two special rules come into play while the player draws chips:

 If a player draws an animal chip that matches the animal on top of an opponent's stack, the player can steal this animal, adding it to the chips currently in front of him. (If he busts for drawing a duplicate animal, this stolen chip is also returned to the bag.)
 If a player draws a monkey, he can either keep the monkey (as with any other animal) or he can swap the monkey for the chip on top of an opponent's stack.

When the last chip has been added to a stack, the game ends. Any player who has more chips of an animal type than any other player receives bonus points equal to the total number of that animal in the game. The player with the most points wins.

game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
7+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.901
from Trișache · verified

Frequently asked questions

Q1How much does Cheeky Monkey cost?
No store is currently tracking Cheeky Monkey. Check the Prices tab — you can set a price alert to be notified when it appears.
Q2Where can I buy Cheeky Monkey cheapest?
Check the Prices tab — howtoplay.ro aggregates offers from 7+ Romanian board-game stores and tracks price history.
Q3How do you play Cheeky Monkey?
Cheeky Monkey is a animals game, for 2–6 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring push your luck. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Cheeky Monkey — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Cheeky Monkey support?
Cheeky Monkey is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Cheeky Monkey take?
A game of Cheeky Monkey takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Cheeky Monkey for?
Cheeky Monkey is recommended from age 7.
Q7How complex is Cheeky Monkey?
Cheeky Monkey has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
Mechanics & categories

Expansions

Accessories

Games with similar mechanics

How we compute this