Strong Stuff!

About this board game

Strong Stuff! is a dexterity game for 2–6 players that takes about 20 minutes, challenging you to guide a wooden bear across meadow tokens while balancing an ever-growing pile of honey jars.

Bruno the Bear is ravenously hungry and keeps grabbing honey jars to carry into the woods. Each player begins with two honey drops, but keeping them may be harder than expected as Bruno’s load becomes increasingly unstable.

On your turn, roll the die and choose whether to move Bruno the indicated number of spaces or leave him where he is. If you move, you may not touch the tray he holds or any honey jars already balanced on his head. After either choice, end your turn by stacking a new jar on the highest jar on Bruno’s tray.

• A wooden bear and a series of meadow tokens create Bruno’s route.
• Honey jars come in six different sizes, making each new stack a tricky balancing challenge.
• Players receive two honey drops and lose one whenever a jar falls while they move Bruno.

Once a player loses both honey drops, the game ends. The winner is the player with the most honey drops still in hand, so every careful movement and steady stack matters.

The HABA edition includes a special die for experienced players, adding extra challenges such as spinning Bruno in place or moving him using only the right or left hand. Previously published by Goldsieber with slightly different rules as Bärenstark, Strong Stuff! offers a compact test of balance, control, and nerve.