Shear Panic: How to Play With a Friend

Ready to have a blast with your buddy? Grab a friend and let’s dive into the exciting world of Shear Panic! This quick guide will walk you through the two-player rules, ensuring you and your pal have an unforgettable gaming experience.

Set Up: To start the game, set up the board by placing all the sheep tiles on the game board. Each player should take a shepherd and place it on a starting space.

Goal: The goal of Shear Panic is to be the first player to get all of your sheep tiles to the other side of the board while avoiding your opponent’s sheep!

Turns: During your turn, you will take three actions in the following order: Move, Shake, and Recover.

1. Move: Each turn, you can move one of your sheep tiles one space orthogonally, either horizontally or vertically. You can also choose to move your shepherd instead, teleporting it to any empty space on the board.

2. Shake: After moving, you can shake any adjacent tile. When you shake a tile, all sheep on that tile move one space in the direction of the arrow on that tile.

3. Recover: Next, you can choose to recover any colored sheep that are directly adjacent to your shepherd. These sheep are returned to your ownership. If you recover two sheep of the same color, you get an additional action for your next turn.

Special Spaces: Throughout the board, you’ll find special spaces that can impact gameplay. The recovery spaces allow you to recover all adjacent sheep, while the swirling spaces let you change the direction of the arrows on surrounding tiles.

End of the Game: The game ends when one player successfully gets all of their sheep tiles to the other side of the board. That player is the winner!

Now that you know the two-player rules, get ready to dive into the wild world of Shear Panic! Gather your friend, set up the board, and maneuver your sheep with wit and strategy. May the best shepherd win!

In this unique variation of a 2-player game, there are two neutral colors of sheep that don’t score points. Everything else remains the same, with a few differences to keep in mind:

Instead of the regular timer track, we’ll use the 3-player timer track. Take one of the control mats that hasn’t been used yet and place it between the two players, at the side of the playing area.

Both players will need five mutton buttons from the remaining colors, but make sure they’re different from each other. For example, one player can take green buttons while the other takes yellow buttons.

Each player will cover five actions on the extra control mat. They’ll have 2×1 timer movement actions, 2×2 timer movement actions, and 1×3 timer movement action. The specific action itself doesn’t matter; only the timer movement is used.

Now that we’ve covered the setup for this variant, let’s dive into the game!

Hey there! I’ll walk you through the Lamb Slam game rules. It’s super simple and loads of fun! Before we kick things off, we’ll start with a bang – literally! Each player gets to perform not one, but TWO Lamb slams. Talk about an exciting start!

Let the Games Begin

Alright, here’s how it goes. The player who gets to start rolls the sheep panic die and does their first Lamb slam. Then, the other player takes their turn and does the same. Make sure you follow the proper order of play!

Now, here’s where things get interesting. Right between step C (when the flock marker is moved) and step D (when points can be scored), there’s a sneaky little extra step.

Introducing… Step C* – a chance for a strategic move! You have the option to remove one of your mutton buttons from the extra control mat and exchange it for a flock marker movement. How cool is that?

Let me give you an example to make it crystal clear. Picture this: Fraser has just completed a ewe turn and moved the flock marker forward one space. Right before scoring, he decides to shake things up. He takes one of his mutton buttons from the extra control mat and redeems it for a 2 flock marker action space. As a result, the flock marker jumps ahead by an extra 2 spaces! Exciting, right? Now the scoring can happen (if there’s any to be done, of course).

When I finish my turn, I need to make sure that I have more free actions on my control mat than buttons on my extra control mat. If I have more buttons on my extra mat than on my control mat, I have to use a button.

It’s not good to have buttons left on my extra control mat at the end of the game – there’s a penalty for that.

If I end up on the second brown space of a field after my normal action, I can’t use any extra flock marker movement that round.

I don’t have to use the exact number on the second brown space of a field for my extra flock marker movement – I can play a higher number if I want.

If I have more buttons on my extra mat than actions left when I reach the second brown space of a field, I have to remove a button of my choice to make the counts equal. I’ll also lose 2 points for this.

Note: When moving the flock marker, be aware that it may end up on a red space. Keep in mind that the sheep panic is the final event in your turn, so plan accordingly.

Scoring

You will lose 2 points for each unused mutton button left on the extra control mat after the game ends.

If you successfully shear both of your opponent’s sheep in the first shearing, you will win the game automatically.