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Raccoon Rumpus Board Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play

Raccoon Rumpus Board Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play

While these rules are for Raccoon Rumpus they should also work for Koala Capers as that game just utilizes a different theme.

Raccoon Rumpus How to Play Quick Links: | Objective | Setup | Playing the Game | Winning the Game | Costume Memory Variant Game

Objective of Raccoon Rumpus

The objective of Raccoon Rumpus is to be the first player to collect five costume cards.

Setup

  • Place the 20 costume cards face up in the center of the table.
  • Each player chooses a racoon player card and places it in front of themselves.
  • The youngest player starts the game.
Raccoon Rumpus Setup

Playing Raccoon Rumpus

To begin your turn you will roll both of the dice. What you roll on the dice determines what type of costume you are looking for.

Color Die

The color die determines what color the costume needs to be.

Color Die

Blue, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow – A costume with the corresponding color as the main color.

Color Die Rainbow Side

Rainbow – You can ignore the color of a costume and pick any outfit that you want.

Costume Die

The costume die determines what part of the outfit you are looking at.

Shirt Costume Die

Shirt – You are considering the shirt/top of the costume.

Pants Costume Die

Pants – You are considering the pants/bottom of the outfit.

Shirt and Pants Die

Shirt and Pants – You are considering the entire costume. You can pick one costume card where the color matches the top of the outfit and another costume card where the bottom matches the color.

Underwear Costume Die

Underwear – You will not look for a costume this turn. Additionally return all costume cards collected on previous turns to the middle of the table.

Picking Out A Costume

You will combine the two dice sides together to find an appropriate costume. For example if you roll red and the shirt, you are looking for a costume that has a red top/shirt.

Choosing A Costume in Raccoon Rumpus
This player rolled green on one die and a shirt on the other die. They will pick a costume with a green shirt/top. They could pick the scientist, fishermen, soccer player, or the scuba diver.
Choosing A Costume in Raccoon Rumpus
The current player rolled the yellow side on one die and the shirt and pants side on the other die. This player will be able to pick out two costumes. For their first pick they can pick one with a yellow shirt/top. They could pick the veterinarian, the rock musician, the chef, or the lifeguard. For their other choice they can pick a costume with yellow pants/bottom. For this choice they could pick the firefighter, scuba diver, volleyball player, or the ballet dancer.

If you find a costume that fits what you rolled, you can take if from the center of the table. Add it to your raccoon player card.

Putting On A Costume in Raccoon Rumpus
This player chose to take the scientist costume. They will add the costume card to their raccoon player card.

After you add a card to your player card or are unable to find a matching costume, your turn ends. Play passes to the next player.

Winning Raccoon Rumpus

At the end of each of your turns you should count how many costumes you have collected. The first player to collect five costume cards wins the game.

Winning Raccoon Rumpus
This player has collected five costume cards. They have won the game.

Costume Memory Raccoon Rumpus Variant Game

Setup

  • In this variant game you will place all of the costume cards face down on the table.
  • Each player takes a raccoon player card.
  • The youngest player starts the game.

Playing the Game

You will only roll the color die on each of your turns.

After rolling the die you are trying to pick a costume card that matches the color that you rolled. If either the top or bottom of the costume matches the color you rolled, you get to keep the costume card. Add it to your raccoon player card.

Picking A Costume in Variant Game
This player rolled blue on the die and picked a costume with blue pants. Since it matches the color they rolled, they will get to keep the costume.

If neither the top or bottom match the color you rolled, you will flip the card back over to the blank side.

Picking A Wrong Costume Card in Costume Memory
This player rolled blue on the die. As the costume they picked does not have blue in it, they will not get to keep it. They will flip the card over to the other side.

Should you roll a rainbow card, you can take any costume card as it matches every card in the game.

Players will keep taking turns until all of the costume cards have been taken by one of the players.

Winning the Game

At the end of the game each player counts up how many costume cards they were able to acquire. The player with the most costume cards wins the game.

Components for Raccoon Rumpus

Year: 2013 | Publisher: Educational Insights | Designer: Kim Vandenbroucke

Genres: Children’s, Educational, Memory

Ages: 3+ | Number of Players: 2-4 | Length of Game: 10-20 minutes

Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: High

Components: 4 Raccoon Cards, 20 Costume Cards, Color Die, Costume Die, Instructions

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