Questions, answered.

4 and up. Junior mode (simpler rules) is built for 4–6. Full rules shine for 5–10. Grown-ups have way more fun than they admit.

2 to 5 players. Or 1 (see Solo + Travel mode below).

2 minutes to learn. 15 minutes to play. Just long enough to beat some Grumps, short enough to play three in a row.

54 cards: 32 Squad cards (8 per habit — Mind, Food, Move, Learn), 12 Action cards, 10 Grumps. That's it. No dice, no tokens.

Mind (Lulu), Food (Clover), Move (Dash), Learn (Pip). Four pillars, four squirrels, four colors. Each habit has 8 cards.

It's the rule. It's also the funniest thing a 4-year-old does all day.

Whenever a Grump card flips up, every player races to slap the card and yell "NOOOO!" Fastest slapper takes a Peek — looks at the top 2 cards of the deck and rearranges them. Slap by mistake? Discard one card. Even flinching counts.

Three of the ten Grumps wear a Howl badge — the Bosses (Sugar Slime, Lazoid, Distraction Djinn). When one of them flips up, the NOOOO Race fires AND every leftover Grump in the Zone gets shuffled back into the top of the deck. The threats you ignored come back at you.

Each Grump shows a weakness color (or two). Play a matching Squad card from your hand. Single-color Grumps need one card. Bosses (the Howl Grumps) need two — one of each color, same turn. Take the Grump as a trophy. First to 4 trophies wins.

10 of the 32 Squad cards have a yellow ⚡ ribbon. When you play one, do the silly thing on the card — flex, hop, yawn, say something nice. Required. Loud is encouraged.

Yes. Use Junior mode. The Howl is off. False slaps are forgiven. Win at 3 trophies (shorter game). Same Squad. Smaller stakes.

Junior turns off the Boss-Grump Howl, forgives false slaps ("oops, my bad"), and shortens the game to first-to-3. Standard runs the full mechanics for ages 5+.

Yes — Solo + Travel mode. One player vs the deck. NOOOO Race off (whisper noooo if you must). Howl on — reshuffle still triggers. Win by beating 5 Grumps before the deck runs out. Lose if 3 Grumps stack up in the Zone.

Same rules, same deck, fits in a pocket. Plays on a plane, in a car, in a tent, in a waiting room. One player, one deck, no shouting.

Before our Kickstarter launches on Summer 2026, you can reserve your spot for just $1. That $1 is applied to your final purchase price and locks in a 25% early-bird discount. You can cancel any time before the campaign goes live — no questions asked.

After the Kickstarter campaign wraps. We'll email you the moment yours ships.

Yes. Email us any time before the campaign launches and we'll refund the $1. No hoops, no guilt trip.

"Do what all great heroes do — make something up and keep playing." That's literally in the rules.

Tied slap → Peek goes to whichever tied player is closer to the next-to-act player (clockwise tiebreaker). Stop the argument, keep playing.

Game ends. Most trophies wins. (Solo + Travel: you survived the deck — that's a different kind of win.)

It's a game first. The healthy habits sneak in. Designed in consultation with pediatric wellness advisors.