“Bluff a lot and snoop a little to get rid of all your cards first!”
In 1981, Milton Bradley released Nosey Neighbor, a family-friendly card bluffing game.
The object of the game was to be the first player to get rid of all of their cards.
GAMEPLAY
Nosey Neighbor’s game board consisted of a line-up of seven family members, arranged from oldest to youngest. The horizontal family tree included illustrations of Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister, and Baby. A deck of 30 cards consists of 4 cards of each family member and two special Nosey Neighbor cards.
At the start of each game, three or more players are dealt an even number of cards.
On each turn, players discard one or two cards by placing them face-down on matching family members on the gameboard in the order they appear. Each time a player gets rid of a card or cards, they must announce the card and quantity plated (e.g., “Two Grandpas”).
Players without matching cards (or one of the two Nosey Neighbor cards) must try to sneak unmatched ones onto the gameboard, a bluff that may trigger the Nosey Neighbor Challenge from another player. A challenge is initiated by calling out, “Nosey Neighbor!”
If a challenge was made and the player was telling the truth, the challenger is penalized and must collect all the cards on the challenged space, along with any subsequent family spaces in sequence.
If the player was bluffing, they must pick up the challenged card or cards without flipping them over, along with any previously played piles on the remaining family spaces in sequence.
The first player to successfully get rid of all their cards is declared the winner.
IN THE BOX
A complete game included the gameboard and 30 cards. Instructions were printed on an insert inside the box.
COLLECTOR CONSIDERATIONS
Though Nosey Neighbour is out of print, vintage copies are still readily available on secondary auction sites.
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