Baby Clues

Baby Clues is a deduction game where you're given a secret identity at the beginning. Are you the detective, the mummy, the dirty baby, or the robot baby? But keep in mind that each baby is afraid of one specific object. The dirty baby doesn't like soap, the robot baby is terrified of water, and the mummy won't go near scissors (just imagine cutting off his carefully placed toilet paper).

Each turn, you have several options. You'll usually want to pick up a clue card. There are always at least 5 face-up cards on the table. A clue card always shows an object that a specific baby is afraid of. You may never pick up the clue card your baby is afraid of. Some clue cards also have a special symbol that allows you to perform an additional action, such as asking a YES/NO question to any player. If a player manages to pick up 8 clues, they escape and score 3 bottles.

More and more information will be revealed, making it increasingly difficult to keep your secret identity a secret. Other actions might become more tempting. You could also choose to pick up an escape card. If you do this, you'll need to pick up one fewer clue card to escape, but you'll also score one less bottle. Finally, you could also go and change your diaper. If you do this, you won't gain a single card, but you'll reveal two extra clues face up on the table, giving your opponents more options.

As a final option, you can also try to unmask an opponent on your turn. To do this, take a clue you collected on a previous turn and give it to the player you want to unmask. If that player can't accept the card because it frightens their baby, you've unmasked them and score two bottles. If you make a mistake and your opponent can accept the card, they place the card in front of them and also score one bottle. After an unmasking or escape, the player in question discards their clue cards, draws a new secret identity, and continues playing normally. The other players continue playing with the cards and identities in front of them. The first player to score five bottles wins.