Last Penguin

Before playing I got the hint that this wouldn't survive being too fastidious about what "counts". And that seems right -- debating whether a finger that's right on the edge of a card is still touching it sounds like no fun. I like rules and so that was counterintuitive to me. Anyway, the party game antics of hand contortion and forgetting what your card even was sat nicely alongside the novel idea of a realspace auction, where you can decide when placing a card how much you want to ask other people to give up for it. That's clever and would be intriguing even if it weren't also hilarious! [1 play]

Such a smart smart system. Of course, hard to balance the game when playing with kids, but still great fun and quick to play.

Is this game silly? Without a doubt. But it also provides a lot of fun and serves as a great filler or gateway game. See my full review here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3644668/last-penguin-review

Silly fun that people get into fast. "Keep your finger on a card to claim it" feels fresh and leads to memorable moments of big knots of cramped hands on the table.

Homebrew copy. Good first impressions. It's exactly what you'd expect from the elevator pitch. Finger gymnastics, light bluffing, and a lot of "what the hell did I get into?!" as hands and fingers are splayed across the table haphazardly in a scramble for the most advantageous cards.