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Nadia Budde's absurd animal rhymes as a memory game, packed in a sewing box.

Published by: MeterMorphosen

Nadia Budde turned her ZEIT column 'Tiere wie wir' into a memory game. Thirty-six animal encounters, each tied to the next by a rhyming two-liner — and the whole thing comes packed in a little sewing box.

Art by Nadia BuddePairs linked by rhyming coupletsComes in a sewing box with a tape measure

Who it's for

Households who love picture books and illustration, and mixed-age rounds where a six-year-old and a grandparent can compete fairly.

Not for you if…

You want mechanics — it is memory with no twist, the rhymes only land in German, and with few ratings on BGG you are buying it for the art.

Vibe's take

Straight memory rules carried entirely by the artwork. You keep playing because you want to see the next drawing, not because the rules are doing anything clever.