- BGG rank
- BGG #2,900
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Stay Cool
2019
Rules assistance for Stay Cool
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–7 players
- 25 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 3 players
Rules assistant for Stay Cool
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Stay Cool is a board game released in 2019 for 3–7 players, 25 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Julien Sentis and its main mechanics are Spelling and Real-Time.
About the game
Stay Cool is easy. We ask you to do nothing complicated — but you must do it all at the same time... When you are the active player in the first round, you must answer verbally the questions asked by your left-hand neighbor while you "write" answers to the questions asked by your right-hand neighbor, using seven letter dice to "write" three- or four-letter answers. While you're doing this, another player flips a 30-second sand timer four times, giving you two minutes to answer as many questions as possible. At the end of that time, multiply the number of answers you gave for the questions from the left and from the right to determine your score. In the second round, you do the same thing once again with new questions, but you must tell the player watching the sand timer to flip it before it runs out of sand, with a maximum of two minutes of playing time. If you fail to tell the player to flip the timer before it runs out of sand, your turn ends immediately. However your turn ends, you score points as described above. In the third and final round, you must do everything described in the third round except now the sand timer is hidden from your eyes! —description from the publisher
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- Hobby World
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Questions and answers
Stay Cool 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 Stay Cool is 25 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 Stay Cool 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.
Stay Cool has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Stay Cool belongs to these categories: Party Game, Real-time, and Trivia. Its main mechanics are Spelling and Real-Time. 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 Stay Cool are: Julien Sentis. 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 Stay Cool as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.