Cookie Cop

Place the game board on the table. Place the stand in the center and put Officer Longarm onto it. Fit a cookie in each of the 24 slots.

Flip the switch on and press Officer Longarm's hat. He'll start turning this way and that. Then roll the die.

If you roll a solid color, you can grab a matching cookie while avoiding Officer Longarm's arms. If you roll the rainbow, you can grab one of any color. If you roll the burglar, you can steal one from its opponent.

To grab a cookie, the trick is to avoid Officer Longarm's arms. It's not easy because they will move this way and that. Wait for the best time and quickly grab it out of the slot. If his arms don't touch you, you can keep it. Otherwise, he'll touch you, stop spinning, and his hat will pop up. He then shouts, "Hey, put that back!"

When you get caught, you have to put the cookie back.

The first player who collects the required number of cookies wins the game.

• 6 players: 4 cookies
• 5 players: 5 cookies
• 2-4 players: 6 cookies