Sosig Card Game

£7.99

Sosig is a fun strategy game where the goal is to the make the tastiest ‘Sosig’ possible. By completing orders and building Sosigs, players can achieve points and win the game with the highest-scoring Sosig they can. However, part of the fun of the game is that you can sabotage your friends in the process to stop them from scoring more points.

I love a strategy game - especially one that is quick, easy and fun to play. The set-up of the game can take a minute or two, as you need to separate and shuffle the 5 decks for Head, Body, Order, Award and Mystery Meat. However, once set up the game is super easy to play.

On each turn, players take a head or body from either the selection of face-up cards or the deck to place into their play area. Once in the player's area, they can attach the cards to their Sosig to try and complete it and score points. All Sosigs must have two heads, or it will only be classed as a partial Sosig in the final scoring.  The aim is to create the Sosig that meets the goal on the Order cards, which helps players score more points at the end of the game. However, with every turn, you are also working towards the overall award goal, such as the longest Sosig, so you also have to play strategically to try and score the most points possible meeting both Order and overall Award goals.

However, some cards have Mystery Meat spinners on them, and, once completed, the player chooses a Mystery Meat card. These cards are designed to either help your gameplay or hinder the gameplay of someone else. However, I’ll leave the fun of these sabotage cards to be discovered when you play for the first time, as this was one of my favourite aspects of the game when I first played it.

When the Head or Body stack is empty it is the end of the game. Then comes the scoring where each Sosig’s points are totalled, with 1 point per Sosig card, with additional points for Spicy and Meaty cards. Should you have been caught out by Mystery Meat cards, some Sosigs could lose 2 points, as do those that are only particularly completed. Then you add on your order goals and award goals achievements. The player with the highest score at the end is the winner.

The overall game is very fun and I loved the randomness of the Mystery Meat cards. After a few games, we were all desperate to complete the Mystery Meat Spinners to sabotage another player. The game really brought out the competitive spirit across my friendship group and is already one that is frequently requested to play on game nights for the pure chaos and fun it brings. Overall, it’s a super fun game and it would make a great addition to any party game collection.

Pros:

• Pretty quick game that is easy to play once everything is set up
• With 9 award cards to choose from each game is slightly different in focus making every game feel unique
• Ideal travel-friendly size – perfect for taking with you on trips this summer

Cons:

• At first it can seem like there are a lot of rules and cards to get your head around but it all makes a lot more sense once you start playing it and see how each is used