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Stop Krampus! ... and save Christmas!
2025Chris Stone (II)
2 - 7 players
15 - 30 min
From BoardGameGeek
With just six nights before Santa's big ride, Krampus, the Christmas trickster, has cast a spell on all of Santa's reindeer! Now they're all dizzy and confused, and they'll never be able to make the trip if Santa's elves can't do something to dispel the mischievous magic. Play as Santa's loyal elves to find the right combination of magical cookies to cure each of the reindeer. Or play as Krampus to try and eat the magic cookies, and ruin Christmas! In this one-versus-many print-and-play game, one player plays as Krampus (often a grown-up, older sibling, or anyone who enjoys a bit of mischief) while the remaining players cooperate as Santa's elves, working together to try and save Christmas! Each elf player places one "worker" per turn onto the action spaces, moving cookies around the Christmas wreath. Line up 3 cookies to cure a reindeer. But when all 6 elves have taken their actions, Krampus zooms around the wreath eating the cookies! The elves only have 6 nights (rounds) to cure all the reindeer, or Krampus will win and Christmas will be ruined! Note, regarding the age range for this game: Players under 8 can play an elf with some help from teammates. -description from the publisher
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Which Stop Krampus! ... and save Christmas! video should I watch?
Stop Krampus! ... and save Christmas! has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review and 2 how-to-play guides. They date from November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Perfect print and play game for Christmas! #christmasgame #holidayseason2025" by PnP Time, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Stop Krampus and Save Christmas | PNP review and overview" by Inspired 2 Game.
If you like it, try Hissy Fit and Bah! Humbug! and the 12 Games of Christmas, also by Chris Stone, or Star Scrappers: Orbital and A Place for All My Books, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Stop Krampus! ... and save Christmas!
From BoardGameGeek:
With just six nights before Santa's big ride, Krampus, the Christmas trickster, has cast a spell on all of Santa's reindeer! Now they're all dizzy and confused, and they'll never be able to make the trip if Santa's elves can't do something to dispel the mischievous magic. Play as Santa's loyal elves to find the right combination of magical cookies to cure each of the reindeer. Or play as Krampus to try and eat the magic cookies, and ruin Christmas! In this one-versus-many print-and-play game, one player plays as Krampus (often a grown-up, older sibling, or anyone who enjoys a bit of mischief) while the remaining players cooperate as Santa's elves, working together to try and save Christmas! Each elf player places one "worker" per turn onto the action spaces, moving cookies around the Christmas wreath. Line up 3 cookies to cure a reindeer. But when all 6 elves have taken their actions, Krampus zooms around the wreath eating the cookies! The elves only have 6 nights (rounds) to cure all the reindeer, or Krampus will win and Christmas will be ruined! Note, regarding the age range for this game: Players under 8 can play an elf with some help from teammates. -description from the publisher
Designer
Chris Stone (II)
Artist
Suchada Boonsong
Publisher
Stone Age Distractions
Categories
Children's Game
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