Have you ever called someone a cute nickname that popped into your head because they're most definitely a little carefree cookie? A sweet napping panda? A surprising sunshine troublemaker? 

Pet Names: A Game of Endearments is a fast, fun party game where you compete to create the best nicknames for your friends and family.

And introducing Charlie, an adorable fox plush bag filled with 400 mini cards that you'll use to craft endless combinations of playful, charming, and hilarious nicknames. 

Charlie also doubles as a cute mini-bag: just attach your favorite strap to the attached rings to carry it as a hands-free crossbody bag. 

How to Play

In Pet Names, you'll compete to create the best nicknames in each round—first to three wins the game!

Setup

For the first round, pass Charlie — the plush fox holding all the Pet Names cards — to the player with the birthday closest to the current date.

The player holding Charlie deals everyone seven cards, and places five cards face-up in the center of the table within reach of all players.

Turns

In each round, every player makes one pet name for the person holding Charlie using 2 to 4 cards from their hand. Make it funny, sweet, or silly—whatever you think fits them best!

Players may also choose to draw from the pool of face-up cards on the table or a random card from Charlie. Always replenish the pool of face-up cards to five.

THE CATCH: Any card drawn from Charlie or the card pool must be used in the pet name on your turn.

The Reveal

Once everyone has made their pet names, players read them aloud to the subject (the person holding Charlie), going clockwise.

The subject chooses their favorite pet name, and the player who created it wins the round.

Discard all unused name cards. Everyone draws back up to seven cards. Pass Charlie clockwise to the next player, who becomes the next subject for your pet names.

The first player to have three winning nicknames chosen wins Pet Names!