Little Grey Rabbit

Design: chromolithographs; the reverse sides show Little grey rabbit silhouettes

While perhaps allowing children to familiarise themselves with the Uttley characters, the aim of the game is to collect as many counters as possible.

This edition is dated to the early 1950s because of reference to Muffin the Mule on the back of the instructions booklet and to other TV characters.
See also Misc. 477-1980 which is a different edtion which may be later or earlier; the picture on the box is different as well as that on the reverse of the cards.

Rewards: receiving counters
Forfeits: paying counters
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 44 cards showing the Uttley characters and instructions for giving counters to other characters
box with card picture on front and a silhouette of Little Grey Rabbit on the back.
rules booklet

Rules:
Each player holds cards in the name of a character and has to comply with the instructions on card turned up.
Each player starts with 10 counters and the object is collect as many as possible following instructions such as `Rat gives 2 to Wise Owl because he stole eggs'.

OBJECT OF THE GAME
The game is played for counters (safety matches will do very well) and the object is to be the player who has collected most counters at the end.
THE CARDS
On each card is shown the name of a character whith instructions to give or receive counters.
COUNTERS
Let each player take 10 counters.
THE DEAL
Choose a dealer. There is one WISE OWL cad in the pack and the dealer first takes out this card and places it face-up on the table; beside it he places 9 counters. He then shuffles the pack and deals 7 cards face down beside the Wise Owl card and these become Wise Owl's cards and counters. There is no Wise Owl player.
He now deals all the other cards face down around all the players, including himself. If there are 5 players he removes 1 card before dealing and puts it aside. This ensures that every player has the same number of cards. Players do not look at their cards, and each puts them in a pile face down before him.
THE PLAY
!st Round. Every player turns up together, the top card of his pile and places it face up before him. Each in turn, beginning with the player on the left of the dealer, obeys, if he can the instructions printed at the top of his card.
The instructions on the cards all begin with the name of one of the characters. Each player follows the instructions on his card as if he were that character.
There are 3 different kinds of instructions.
1. that one or more counters must be given to, or received from, another character. So each player at his turn, if he has to give, must give the stated number of counters to the player whose turned up card is the opposite Receive card. The receive card will have the same picture printed on it at his own.
If he has to receive, he is given the counters by the player whose turned up card is the opposite Give card.
After giving or receiving counters the cards concerned are finished with and are immediately thrown away by putting them in a discard pile.
If no player has the opposite card read the rule on page 6 - OPPOSITE CARDS
2. That counter(s) must be given to or received from every player. The instruction is followed then the card is discarded.
3. That counter(s) or a card must be given to or taken from Wise Owl. Do as your card says, then discad it. If you have to take a card from Wise Owl, do this and act on its instruction immediately, if you can. If you can't, see rules:- OPPOSITE CARDS, page 6.
Second and following rounds. When a round is ended any player with his turned up card still in place because no opposite card appeared now places that card face up in front of his face down pile. Then all players together turn face up their next top cards, and in turn do as their cards say, following the above rules.
OPPOSITE CARDS
If a player at his turn finds that NO OTHER PLAYER HAS TURNED UP THE OPPOSITE CARD, he cannot then give or receive. He places his card face up in front of his own pile of cards, and leaves it there until the opposite it turned up later in the game when the giving or receiving will take place. He might later turn up the opposite card himself of course, then he simply throws away both cards.
Players will find they often have to leave several cards face up before them, in a row, waiting for opposites to appear.
A player may have to discard his card before it is his turn, because it is an opposite to that of a player whose turn was before his. He does not turn up another, however, until the next round.
END OF THE GAME
The game ends when the last card of the last face down pile has been turned up. The player turning it up is given time to obey instructions on the card.
THE WINNER
Everyone counts up his counters and he who has most is the winner

A short description of 3 companion games from the Pepys range of card games:-
WOODLAND HAPPY FAMILIES
Played to the tradtional rules of Happy Families. The families themselves are Racey Helps delightful woodland animals.
WOODLAND SNAP
This is played to the rules of Snap and the pictures on the cards are amusing woodland animal studies beautifully coloured.
JAQUES HAPPY FAMILIES
The original Happy Families game now published by Pepys.

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published by Castell Brothers ltd; a Pepys Game

MISC.250-1985