Who Stole the Cookie?
Who Stole the Cookie? Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
How to Win
The player who correctly declares the location of two cookies wins the game!
Setup
Determine how many cards you'll be playing with, shuffle them, and place them face down in a pile in the middle of the play area. Place any remaining unused cards to the side of the play area.
- 3 players = 2 Cookies & 6 Crumbs
- 4 players = 2 Cookies & 8 Crumbs
- 5 players = 2 Cookies & 10 Crumbs
- 6 players = 2 Cookies & 12 Crumbs
- 7 players = 3 Cookies & 13 Crumbs
- 8 players = 3 Cookies & 15 Crumbs
Place the top two cards face down in the middle of the table.
Each Player draws two cards, looks at one of them, and places both cards face down in front of them. You may not share any information about the cards in front of you at any time.
The player who most recently ate the most cookies is the starting player.
- If there is a dispute, determine randomly.
- If you're playing multiple games, rotate the starting player one seat clockwise each game.
Sequence of Play
Beginning with the starting player, each player takes turns performing one of the following Actions:
- Peek: Look at any card in front of any player or in the center.
- Switch: Switch the position of any two cards.
- Shuffle: Shuffle the two cards in front of you, put them back face down, and then look at one of them.
- Declare: Declare yourself the winner by doing the following in order:
- Announce where you think two of the cookies are. a. You can't choose a card in front of yourself unless you declare that you have both cookies. b. You can't choose a card in the center unless you declare that the center has two cookies.
- Secretly look at the chosen cards. a. If you are correct, reveal the cards and you win the game. b. If you are wrong, perform the following in order: i. Declare that you are wrong. ii. Put the cards back without revealing them. iii. Reveal the two cards in front of yourself. iv. You are removed from the game and can't say anything about the cards you looked at.
Game Variants
Game variants are available at: VictoryPointGames.com & BoardGameGeek.com. Simply search for Who Stole the Cookie? and look for the Game Variants section.
F.A.Q.
Q: Can you Declare the location of just one cookie? A: No, you must announce where you think two of the cookies are or perform a different action.
Q: Can you Declare if you think one cookie is in front of you? A: No, you can't choose a card in front of yourself unless you declare that you have two cookies.
Q: Can you Declare if you think one cookie is in the center? A: No, you can't choose a card in the center unless you declare that two cookies are in the center.
Q: What happens if there are only two players left and they keep shuffling or peeking and never declaring? A: Call the game a draw and play again.