- BGG rank
- BGG #17,119
- BGG rating
- 7.3
BARPIG: After Hours
- 3–7 players
- 30–75 min
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Rules assistance for BARPIG: The Great Festival
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–7 players
- 30–75 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for BARPIG: The Great Festival
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
BARPIG: The Great Festival is an expansion for BARPIG released in 2023 for 3–7 players, 30–75 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jonathan L Franklin and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Push Your Luck.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,038
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Risky Mixes
- 4–10 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,313
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Funemployed
- 3–20 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,376
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Snake Oil
- 3–10 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,242
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The Champion of the Wild (Second Edition)
- 3–8 players
- 20–90 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,131
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Spyfall
- 3–8 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,062
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Spyfall 2
- 3–12 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,630
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Spyfall: Time Travel
- 2–8 players
- 15–45 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,190
- BGG rating
- 6.2
DC Spyfall
- 3–8 players
- 40–50 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,224
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Who Would Win
- 3–99 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #16,716
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Anne Bonny's Malediction
- 2–5 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,965
- BGG rating
- 6.9
A Brief History of the World
- 3–6 players
- 90–180 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2009
About the game
The Great Festival is the third, and final, installment in the family of BARPIG Adventure Party Games. The Great Festival reveals more of the lore behind the story of the BARPIG tavern, which embraces how we grow by exploring and sharing what we’ve found: “Legend tells of an adventurous piggy, who explored the far reaches of the realm before settling down to build a tavern deep in the woods: A place where all adventuring pigs could meet kindred spirits and share tales from afar. Since then, whenever the harvest moon falls upon the equinox, everyone in the realm is invited to The Great Festival to celebrate why we explore and share what we’ve found.“ The Great Festival brings an extra 9 new Characters with their unique group challenges and a whopping additional 14 new item types to the table. Designed as a fully modular expansion that can be combined with either BARPIG - The Adventure Party Game, it's sequel BARPIG: After Hours, or both! This game is not standalone and must be played in combination with either or both the previous versions of BARPIG. —description from the publisher
Questions and answers
BARPIG: The Great Festival supports 3–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for BARPIG: The Great Festival is 30–75 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists BARPIG: The Great Festival for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
BARPIG: The Great Festival belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Push Your Luck. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of BARPIG: The Great Festival are: Jonathan L Franklin. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists BARPIG: The Great Festival as an expansion for BARPIG. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need BARPIG to use it. Check that your edition of BARPIG is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.