Board Game - Billy Beaver

The diligent beaver built a beautiful dam from logs, but his pesky neighbors are always trying to steal them when he isn't watching. Be careful when trying to steal logs: the dam may suddenly collapse into the river. And when this happens, you can hear the beaver grumbling in displeasure. Who will be able to stealthily take more logs from the dam?

 

Gameplay:

Let's go! The youngest player starts, and then turns proceed clockwise.

1. Push out a log
When it's your turn, take a stick. Try to carefully push out one log from the stack so that the rest of the structure shifts as little as possible and doesn't collapse at all. If necessary, you may slightly adjust the structure. You cannot move the logs in the top row. If it turns out that all logs of the required color are in the top row, before you push out a log, you can rearrange (re-stack) the entire pile.

2. Watch Billy's reaction
Billy the Beaver doesn't grumble: if you manage to push out a log from the stack without the beaver starting to grumble, check what symbol is hidden under the "magic" sticker.

3. Check the symbol
Press your thumb against the "magic" sticker. After a short time (about 5 seconds), remove your finger from the log and see what symbol has appeared on the sticker.
What to do if the "magic" sticker does not react?
The sticker reacts to heat. Sometimes, if your fingers are cold, the symbols may not appear. In that case, press the log with the sticker end to your forehead — it is usually warmer than your fingers. Or try lightly rubbing the sticker with your finger.

Play only at room temperature! If the room is too warm, it may happen that the symbols will shine through or become visible on their own. In this case, you can still continue to play: then the goal of the game is to collect two logs of each color, regardless of what symbol is depicted on them.

 

End of the game:
As soon as one of the players collects two brown, two orange, and two yellow logs with the symbol of tree rings or stars, the game ends. That player becomes the winner.

 

Game contents:

— 1 beaver;
— 1 game location made of 3 parts (stream and 2 riverbank parts);
— 2 green fleece stickers;
— 42 logs and 42 round inserts (discs) in three colors: 10 orange, 12 yellow, and 20 brown logs;
— 1 sheet of stickers with 42 "magic" film stickers (27 tree rings, 9 worms, and 6 stars);
— 1 wooden stick.

 

Attention! Billy Beaver operates on two 1.5V LR44/A76/KA76/V13GA batteries. Battery replacement must be done by an adult. The battery cover is located on the bottom side of the beaver. Open it with a Phillips screwdriver. Insert the batteries so that the positive and negative poles match the markings and diagram inside the compartment, then screw the battery cover back on. Batteries are not included.

 

Number of players: 1-4

Playing time: 20 minutes