Yowie Kapowie

Australian cryptids, and the distinctly under-qualified people trying to catch them.

A family card game about hunting Australia's stranger residents. You and everyone else at the table are monster hunters, working together to bag quirky local beasties — throw, drop and flip your monster cards onto the table, and capture any other monsters they touch. Cards you capture join your collection and earn you points, more if they land face-up than face-down, so there's a genuine skill to how you play them.

Card play with a dexterity streak, from Maggie Box Games — designed and published right here in Australia. Easy to teach, and it fits neatly in the gap between dinner and bedtime.

The details
Players: 2–5
Playing time: 20 minutes
Ages: 6+
Publisher: Maggie Box Games (Australian made)

Perfect for: Family game nights, gifts for visiting relatives, and anyone who has ever insisted they saw something large moving in the scrub