Standard adventure Guide

3-6 creatures. 15+ minutes.

TO WIN

Collect Situation Cards to earn points. At the end of the adventure, creature with the most points wins.

The set up

Play Cards (Red):
Shuffle and deal 5 to each creature.
Place remaining face-down.

Situation Cards (Blue):
Shuffle and place face-down.

The Play

Dealer is the first Ferret.

Ferret turns up the top Situation Card and reads it out loud.

For every situation, you’ll play a round of 3 sets: Thought, Feeling, & Action.

 

Thought Set: All creatures (minus Ferret) pick a Play Card from your hand with the best* thought for the situation. Pass Play Cards face-down to Ferret and draw a new Play Card.

Ferret reads each thought out loud, picks his/her favorite, places it face-up below the Situation Card, and discards the others.

 

Feeling Set: Rinse and repeat. This time, pick the best* feeling to fit the situation and thought.

Action Set: Again! Pick the best* action for the situation, thought and feeling.

 

If Ferret picks your card for at least two sets, you win this round. Collect the Situation Card and earn a point.

 

If Ferret picks your card for all three sets, it’s a Ferret Flush! Collect the Situation Card and also draw an extra Play Card.

 

If there’s a three-way tie, each creature acts out Ferret’s feeling. Ferret picks the best* actor to win the round and collect the Situation Card.

 

Discard used Play Cards. Start next round.

Creature to the left of the last Ferret becomes the new Ferret.

Adventure ends when every creature has been the Ferret twice (3-4 creatures) or once (5-6 creatures). If Play Cards run out, shuffle discard pile and re-use.

*Play the Ferret: How well do you know the Ferret? Will he/she like funny responses? Thoughtful ones? Play the Ferret!

Wild Cards: Make up your own situation, thought, feeling, or action.

Dig a little Deeper

(Optional but rewarding, if you’re feeling particularly adventurous.)

Ferret Flush® fosters emotional wellbeing by opening up honest conversations about our inner world – how we respond to Life’s situations and why. Explore and investigate deeper in the safe, stress-free context of play! Ask each other:

• Why did you play that card?

• What would you actually think/feel/do in this situation?

• What is a recent situation you faced that was beyond your control?

See “Ferret Out PDF” to dig a little deeper.