Squirrel Away Game Review

Squirrels run rampant in my neighborhood, and with fall on the horizon I constantly see them scampering around with their cheeks stuffed with acorns. And while I can pop over to the grocery store and snag a jar of peanut butter, the squirrels aren't so lucky. They're all preparing and hoping for a comfortable winter based on their accumulated stash of nuts. In Squirrel Away, you assume the role of squirrels who have somehow pulled off the greatest heist of this century, resulting in a large acorn stash that begs to be divided up. Evenly? Fairly? That's unlikely.

Squirrel Away Overview

Gameplay in Squirrel Away is simple: play a face-down card outlining the acorns you're allowed to take from the central pile of gem-like acorns between the players. After the card is played, take acorns into a closed fist and announce what you took. The other players then decide whether or not you were truthful. Does your card show what you said? Did you take what you said? You await their judgement.

If any player thinks that you aren't being entirely truthful, they place one of the red Scoundrel tokens on the source of your lie, whether that's your closed fist or the card. Then, you reveal. If you were telling the truth and were called out, you keep…

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