6 nimmt! Junior is a family-friendly card game where players travel the world photographing different types of cows. On each turn, a cow card is played into one of four rows. When a row contains all six different cow types, the player who completed it collects those cards. The player with the most cards in their “photo album” wins.
Components
52 cow cards featuring 6 different cows
4 row cards
6 cow types: Africa (Zebu), Germany (Holstein-Friesian), India (Water Buffalo), Japan (Wagyu), North America (Bison), Scotland (Galloway)
Setup
Place the 4 row cards in the middle of the table in a column. These start each row.
Shuffle the cow cards and place them face-down as a deck next to the row cards.
Turn Structure
Starting with the player who last took a picture of a cow, take turns clockwise:
Reveal the top card of the deck.
Play that card into a row of your choice, following the placement rules.
Collect the row if it is now complete (has all 6 different cow types).
Actions
Action
Rule
Play a card
Must add at least one new cow type to the chosen row (a cow not already in that row)
No valid row
If all cows on your card already exist in all four rows, play the card in any row
Complete a row
If your card gives a row all 6 different cow types, take all cow cards from that row and add them to your photo album face-down
Scoring / Victory Conditions
The game ends when the last card of the deck is revealed and played.
The player with the most cow cards in their photo album wins.
If tied, all tied players share the victory.
Special Rules & Edge Cases
Advanced Variant (Ages 6+)
Deal 3 cow cards to each player before creating the deck.
Instead of revealing from the deck, play one of your 3 hand cards into a row (same placement rules).
After playing, draw a new card from the deck to refill to 3 cards. Skip this step when the deck is empty.
Game ends when the deck is used up and all hand cards are played.
Competitive twist: Optionally, the player with the fewest cards wins instead (closer to the classic 6 nimmt!).
Pro Variant (Ages 7+)
Place 4 row cards in a column. Place 1 random cow card face-up next to each row card.
Deal 3 cow cards to each player; remainder becomes the face-down deck.
On your turn, play 1 hand card into a row where the rightmost card shares at least one cow type with your card.
Draw 1 card from the deck after playing (skip when deck is empty).
No matching card: If you cannot play legally, pick a row, take all its cards face-down, then play your card in the empty row.
Sixth card in a row: Take all cards from that row except the one you just played. Leave your card in the now-empty row.
Game ends when deck is used up and all hands are played. Fewest cards wins. Tied players share victory.
Player Reference
Detail
Value
Players
2-5
Ages
5+ (base), 6+ (advanced), 7+ (pro)
Play time
~20 minutes
Cards
52 cow cards + 4 row cards
Cow types
6 (Zebu, Holstein-Friesian, Water Buffalo, Wagyu, Bison, Galloway)