Spin the spinner, collect quirky monster dentures, and race to give your toothless monster a full, dazzling smile in an approachable, lighthearted card and push-your-luck game for young kids and families.
I Want My Teeth Back (published by Exploding Kittens) is an engaging, early-learning party card game built around bright characters, simple choices, and suspenseful reveals. Moving away from reading-heavy text cards or cutthroat take-that elimination, this game focuses on risk assessment, basic counting, set collection, and tactile table interaction. The primary gameplay objective centers on tooth recovery: players guide their friendly, gap-toothed monster character in a race to collect a full set of teeth cards and fit them into their monster's open smile before any rival player completes their dentures.
The primary mechanical hurdle stems from the central tooth spinner and the choice of how many cards to wager each turn. Players build up a hand of numbered cards and decide whether to play it safe by wagering fewer cards for guaranteed turns, or push their luck by committing more cards to earn higher-stakes spins on the tooth-dispensing spinner. Landing on the right wedge awards custom tooth cards to slot directly into your monster display, while landing on hazardous or missed wedges leaves your monster empty-mouthed. Designed for 2 to 4 players aged 4 and up, a complete game wraps up in a quick, lively 10 to 15 minutes. To win, young players must decide when to gamble their cards, spin for missing chompers, and be the first to flash a complete, toothy grin.
Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 4+ Years
Publisher: Exploding Kittens
Play Time: 10-15 Minutes
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Complexity: Very Light (Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Spinner Mechanism, Early Counting, Color Recognition)
What's in the Box?
- 4 Cutout Monster Player Boards / Smile Displays
- Deck of Illustrated Number and Action Cards
- Set of Plastic / Cardboard Tooth Pieces
- 1 Central Custom Tooth Spinner
- 1 Rule Sheet