Overview

Piou Piou is a quick card game where players collect sets of cards to lay eggs and hatch chicks. The first player to hatch 3 chicks wins. Players must manage their hand of 4 cards, using roosters, hens, and nests to lay eggs, pairs of hens to hatch them, and fox cards to steal opponents’ eggs.

Components

• 47 cards:
  • 6 Fox cards
  • 15 Rooster cards
  • 15 Hen cards
  • 11 Nest cards
• 18 Egg/Chick tokens (double-sided: egg on one side, chick on the other)

Setup

1. Place the pile of egg/chick tokens in the center of the table, egg side up.
2. Shuffle all 47 cards.
3. Deal 4 cards to each player.
4. Place remaining cards face-down as the draw pile, next to the egg pile.
5. The youngest player goes first. Play proceeds clockwise.

Turn Structure

On your turn, you must choose one of the following:

• Perform one game action (lay an egg, hatch a chick, or steal an egg)
• OR discard one card to the discard pile

At the end of your turn, draw cards from the draw pile until you have exactly 4 cards in hand. Then the next player takes their turn.

Actions

Lay an Egg

Play 3 cards: 1 Rooster + 1 Hen + 1 Nest. Take 1 egg token from the central pile and place it in front of you, egg side up. Discard the 3 played cards.

Hatch a Chick

Play 2 Hen cards while imitating a hen clucking. Flip one of your egg tokens to its chick side. Discard the 2 played cards.

Steal Another Player’s Egg

Play 1 Fox card, targeting another player. Take one of their egg tokens (you cannot steal a chick, only an unhatched egg). The targeted player may defend by playing 2 Rooster cards (which are discarded and immediately replaced by drawing 2 cards from the draw pile). If defended successfully, the fox card is still discarded and the egg remains with its owner.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The first player to have 3 chicks (hatched eggs) in front of them wins the game.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• All played and discarded cards go to the discard pile and are replaced by drawing from the draw pile.
• When the draw pile is exhausted, shuffle the discard pile to form a new draw pile.
• Players cannot lay an egg or hatch a chick immediately after drawing cards (you must wait until your next turn).
• You can only steal eggs, never chicks.
• A defending player who plays 2 Roosters discards them and immediately draws 2 replacement cards.

Player Reference

Action	Cards Required	Effect
Lay an Egg	1 Rooster + 1 Hen + 1 Nest	Take 1 egg token, place egg side up
Hatch a Chick	2 Hens	Flip 1 egg to chick side
Steal an Egg	1 Fox	Take 1 egg from opponent (not a chick)
Defend	2 Roosters (opponent’s turn)	Block a fox attack; discard Roosters, draw 2
Discard	Any 1 card	Discard without performing an action

Win condition: First to 3 chicks wins.