KID 06
Kids & Family
The Great Gift Rescue
A first roleplaying game for kids aged 6-10, played on Christmas Eve with a grown-up as storyteller: little heroes follow giant footprints and a trail of fallen presents to bring Santa's Big Red Sack home before midnight, with kindness instead of fighting.
- Players and time
- 1-6 children + 1 grown-up storyteller; 45-75 minutes (about 10 minutes per scene; can be split over two evenings); ages 6-10, with adaptations for ages 4-5, one child, or seven or more. Needs one six-sided die (up to three), scissors, tape, crayons and a pencil. Ready in 20 minutes.
- Pages
- 33
- Format
- US Letter + A4
- Language
- English, Italian (Il Grande Salvataggio dei Regali - GDR)
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What's in the download
- Storyteller guide: Welcome, Rules on One Page, How to Be the Storyteller (ten habits), When Kids Surprise You, What a Game Sounds Like (sample play)
- Rules: roll one d6 - Yes! (5-6), Yes, but... (3-4), Oops! (1-2); 'great at' = 2 dice; friends help = extra die; stars; Two Oops Rule; nobody gets hurt
- Pause word: 'Hot cocoa!'
- Six heroes: Tilly (Elf Tinkerer), Nutmeg (Reindeer Calf), Flick (Snow Fox Scout), Sir Crumb (Gingerbread Knight), Flurry (Snowman Wizard), Ruby (Robin Messenger)
- Six scenes in the snowy village of Hollyberry, from the empty sleigh to a tea-tray sled race home against twelve chimes
- 12 gifts to rescue (one per scene plus a bonus for kind or clever ideas)
- Table games inside the story (Snowball Toss, Don't Make Me Laugh, Snowflake Hide-and-Seek) and riddles
- Play pieces: hero cards, standees, map board, tokens, picture cards, badges, letter to Santa, Hero Award certificate
- More Quests for Snowy Nights (e.g. The Runaway Snowman)
Inside pages
Lines from the book
Oh, my bells and buttons! The Big Red Sack was right here a minute ago!
I eat the present." - "Yes, and... you nibble the ribbon. It tastes of... ribbon. Yuck! The present is fine, though.
Hero catchphrases: Tilly "I can fix anything!", Nutmeg "Watch me jump!", Flurry "Snow problem!", Ruby "Tweet! Message for you!", Sir Crumb "Fear not, friends!
