Naughty or Nice
BGG rank
BGG #17,890
BGG rating
7.4

Naughty or Nice

2023

Rules assistance for Naughty or Nice

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–5 players
  • 20–45 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.8/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Naughty or Nice

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Naughty or Nice is a board game released in 2023 for 2–5 players, 20–45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Szilágyi L. Gábor, Tony Baritoon, and Dóra Kincses and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Take That, and Set Collection.

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About the game

Welcome to the competition, where gift givers compete to become the Gifter of the Globe! Are you ready to take on the mantle of a gift giver and use all your magic and craft to bring joy to all the kiddos around the globe? Then get your hats and broomsticks ready, because the race is coming to town and this year we have contestants coming in from France, Norse, Italy, Turkey, Iceland, Germany, England and Russia. They are bringing their own ways of giving gifts and traditions along with their companions like the Yule Cat, Jólakötturinn! Or Snegurochka from the East. No matter where you are from, this game is meant for you and your friends and family. Although it is playable from the age of 8, for more experienced players we have included a 5 step guide on how to increase the complexity with variable player powers, set collecting and more. In this game you will take turns to do one of 3 possible actions: Crafting Presents, Summoning Creatures and Gifting Kiddos. With these actions you will unleash powerful abilities that can be chained for maximum effect and score joy as victory points, whoever has the most of joy, when a midnight card is drawn from either the kiddo or the creatures deck will win the game and earn the title: Gifter of the Globe. —description from the publisher

Questions and answers

Naughty or Nice supports 2–5 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.