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Rules assistance for The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 60–90 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa
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The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa is an expansion for The Big Book of Madness released in 2015 for 2–5 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Maxime Rambourg and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card — Evil Santa is a promo gift grimoire-page-as-half-of-a-greeting-card for The Big Book of Madness. The text: THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Shuffle all cards in the support pool and players' hands. Starting with the active player, deal them in clockwise order back to players' hands. [defeated monster] BETTER TO GIVE… Choose a player. Each other player places 1 card from their hand on top of the chosen player's deck in any order. Then, each player except the chosen one draws a card. [monster victorious] …THAN TO RECEIVE! Each player draws a random card from the player's hand to their right and places it on their own discard pile.
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- Bureau de Juegos
- Reflexshop
- IELLO
Questions and answers
The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa 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.
The listed playing time for The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa is 60–90 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 The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa 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.
The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa belongs to these categories: Card Game and Fantasy. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa are: Maxime Rambourg. 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 The Big Book of Madness: 2016 Greeting Card – Evil Santa as an expansion for The Big Book of Madness. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Big Book of Madness to use it. Check that your edition of The Big Book of Madness is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.