Mach die Flatter

Mach die Flatter is a fast-moving children's game for 2 to 5 players aged 6+ in which colourful parrots keep changing places across 5 landing spots. Observation and memory stay at the centre of every turn, because the visible layout never stands still for long and the most valuable feathers go to the players who read the shifting table at the right moment. The game uses 67 cards in total: 32 parrot cards, 10 binoculars cards and 25 location cards, plus 72 feathers for scoring. A turn begins by revealing the top card. When a parrot card appears, it lands on an empty spot or covers another bird, but not one of the same type; after that, a different parrot must flutter to another landing spot under the same restriction. When a binoculars card appears, all players secretly choose a location card to show where they believe that colour combination has gathered. The good-luck bird can add 1 feather at the chosen spot, while the bad-luck bird can cost 1 feather instead. Because parrots stack on top of each other, the board state becomes harder to read with every round, creating lively table talk and focused pauses before each reveal. The final scoring adds another layer, as each player tries to locate the highest concentration of the parrot shown on the secret binoculars card. Game author Luís Dinis and illustrator Dennis Lohausen shape the play with a clear ruleset and vivid bird artwork that keeps every landing spot easy to scan at a glance.