Peter Piper

Peter Piper is a game of picking pickled peppers at the perfect time. Collect peppers with a total value of 11 and you just might win if no one swaps out your card before your turn.

My Thoughts

• Cute concept for a little card game that plays very quickly.
• Requiring exactly 4 players can make it more challenging to get to the table.
• Card swapping rules create a tension between players not wanting to play their high value cards to have someone just swap it for one lower. This can also be used to your advantage to bait players into taking your 5 from you, when you actually needed a 4 to get the exact total with the cards in your hand.

• Players may need to pick up their own cards, which is counter-intuitive to new players, so they can be ready to swap for another player’s card.
• Winning happens at the start of a turn, not instantly when you get a total of 11. Often found there is nothing players can do to stop someone from winning and their last turn feels pointless.

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