
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,168
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Rollecate
- 1–4 players
- 10–15 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2019

Rules assistance for Wild Cards: Penguin
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Wild Cards: Penguin is an expansion for Wild Cards released in 2025 for 2–5 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Michiel de Wit.
The second mini-expansion to Wild Cards. It consists of 1 new leader card: the Penguin leader. You receive the Penguin leader whenever you buy an animal with cards of its natural habitat. The Penguin leader will give a higher reward for paying in natural habitat cards as long as the player owns the card. —description from the publisher
Wild Cards: Penguin 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 Wild Cards: Penguin is 20–30 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 Wild Cards: Penguin for ages 10 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.
Wild Cards: Penguin belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Wild Cards: Penguin and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Wild Cards: Penguin are: Michiel de Wit. 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 Wild Cards: Penguin as an expansion for Wild Cards. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Wild Cards to use it. Check that your edition of Wild Cards is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.