What is “The Greedy Goat?”

Peko, the gluttonous young goat, has eaten up all of the grass that grew near her cliffside home! But the (still) ravenously hungry Peko has spotted something sprouting just beyond the cliff’s edge—could it be more delicious grass!?

Peko can’t hold herself back under these dire circumstances. She has no choice but to inch forward, seeking to vacuum up each new patch of grass that enters her field of view. Work to build a path that keeps Peko from plummeting to her doom!

An uncompromising sense of commitment to the cliff!

Setup

By stacking the box on top of itself, suddenly—a cliff appears! (Be sure to line the edges of the top and bottom up with each other!)

The foundation will be this cliff—from here, you’ll carefully interlock “foothold pieces” to forge a path for Peko!

Place the first foothold pieces as depicted in the image—sandwich them between the cliff’s foundation and the hut. Place Peko on your preferred grass patch ahead of the hut.

Whoever has most recently seen a goat goes first. You can also use other methods (like rock-paper-scissors) to decide the starting player. Have the starting player shuffle the mission cards thoroughly, then place them somewhere in reach of all players. Next, place about half of the log and soil/stone foothold pieces near the mission card deck. After deciding a spot for the mission card discard pile, the game setup is complete!

How to Play

Players take turns in clockwise order. When it’s your turn, draw one Mission Card from the deck.

You’ll have to place the foothold pieces carefully so as to not knock Peko off the cliff! You may place new foothold pieces either above or below those that have already been placed.

⚠️ You may not touch Peko when placing foothold pieces.

If, while placing a new foothold piece, you accidentally knock down part of the path that was already built, you may continue playing as long as Peko does not fall. Leave any fallen pieces where they are.

Once you have successfully placed the required foothold pieces, your turn ends and the next player’s begins.

If the structure collapses during someone’s turn and Peko falls off the path, that player loses, and the game ends. If the foothold piece Peko is currently standing on touches the ground, the edge of the table, or the cliff’s edge, that also counts as a loss.

How to Read Mission Cards

There are several types of Mission Cards, all containing different rules players must follow if they draw them. Follow the rules listed below based on the type of Mission Card you drew.

Mission Card ① (without mark)
Place the foothold pieces listed on the card either in front of or behind Peko however you wish.

Mission Card ② (with mark)
Place the foothold pieces with the mark in front of Peko’s current location. (As long as part of the piece extends in front of Peko, the placement is valid.)

Mission Card ③ (with a Peko icon)
After placing the foothold pieces as indicated, move Peko forward to any patch of grass ahead. You may move Peko forward just one space or skip multiple spaces—as long as you move forward, the conditions of the Mission Card will be met. If you must move Peko and there are no grass patches ahead, you must first place at least one new foothold piece with grass in front of Peko.

Mission Card ④ (Peko Cards)
If you draw a Peko Card, your turn is skipped and you do not place any foothold pieces.
The next player draws a Mission Card and follows its instructions, then must move Peko forward to any patch of grass ahead of the current position. If that Mission Card also shows a Peko icon, move Peko only once. If the next card drawn after a Peko Card is another Peko Card, the next player draws instead—but again, Peko only moves once total.

Playing Cooperatively

When playing solo or cooperatively, challenge yourselves to see how far you can advance Peko before she plummets! Use the included ruler to measure your current progress—try to reach 30 cm!

Game Tips

When placing multiple foothold pieces as indicated on a Mission Card, you may connect them together first before placing them. This helps you build a more stable structure.
Foothold pieces can be placed not only above or below, but also wedged between existing pieces if you like.