Hot Cocot' Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Objective
• Setup
• Gameplay
• End of the Game
• 2-Player Game and Team Play

Objective

Using 2 chopsticks, place your boiling egg into an egg cup before the other players do.

Setup

Place in the centre of the table as many eggs as there are players, and one fewer egg cup than there are players. For example, in a 6-player game, place 6 eggs and 5 egg cups. Then each player takes 2 chopsticks.

Gameplay

1. Using the chopsticks, all players try to place an egg in an egg cup. As soon as a player succeeds, they put down their chopsticks and stop playing for this round. The egg must be placed the right way round (the wider end at the bottom). It is not allowed to touch an egg or an egg cup with your fingers. When every egg cup contains an egg, the round ends. The player who did not manage to place their egg is eliminated. Tip: players who have not yet placed their egg can slow the others down! They may move the empty egg cups with their chopsticks, without lifting them off the table or knocking them over.
2. A new round then begins. Place in the centre of the table one fewer egg and one fewer egg cup than in the first round. All players still in the game then try to place an egg until every egg cup is filled and one player has been eliminated.
3. A new round is played with one player fewer, and so on, until only 2 players remain in the game.

End of the Game

The last 2 players face off in the final. Place 6 eggs and 5 egg cups in the centre of the table. The winner is the first player to place 3 eggs in 3 egg cups.

2-Player Game and Team Play

In a 2-player game, the game begins directly with the final (place 6 eggs and 5 egg cups; the winner is the first player to place 3 eggs).

It is also possible to play Hot Cocot' in teams of 2. In this case, each team member holds only one chopstick!