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Happy Dog

Happy Dog

Gakken (学研) · 2005
2–520 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.4 BGG45Family
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How do you play Happy Dog?

Line-making cardgame (including 2 kind of games). Number of cards' lines is default according to player-number( or kinds of game). In your turn, you must place a card to a line from your hand.

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Happy Dog box art
official art · Gakken (学研)

Line-making cardgame (including 2 kind of games).

Number of cards' lines is default according to player-number( or kinds of game). In your turn, you must place a card to a line from your hand. But point on card must be next to former one (excepting first card of the line).

There are 3 kind of special cards (illustrated like Japanese).

Happy Dog: Wild card. Tie breaker. Its point is same as last card or next card card. After Happy Dog, any card can be placed.

Phoenix: bring back one of your cards from any line to your hand. Or, stop someone from one line placing card.

Dragon: Remove an end card from any line.

At the end of game, a winner is determined by scoring each line. Each player sums points on her/his cards at the line. The player with the most points wins the line and take all cards of the line. After determining winners of every lines, the player with the most cards (Except phoenixes) wins the game.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.4 / 10
Vibe
Family
Play time
20 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q2Where can I buy Happy Dog cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Happy Dog?
Happy Dog is a animals game, for 2–5 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Happy Dog — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Happy Dog support?
Happy Dog is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Happy Dog take?
A game of Happy Dog takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Happy Dog for?
Happy Dog is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Happy Dog?
Happy Dog has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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