Bears vs. Babies is from the same creators as Exploding Kittens and is the next instalment of their crazy, fun-fuelled, family friendly, party card gaming minds. Once you've opened the faux, bear-fur covered box you will find a massive set of cards and a play mat that helps you set-up the game. The packs are shuffled and three stacks of cards, to randomise the draw, are set out on the play mat. Players draw a hand of five cards. If anyone has a baby in their hand they place it face-down on the appropriate baby army space, land, water or air being the three baby army factions, before drawing back up to five. The game is simple, you have two actions and on each can either draw or play a card. There are two main types of cards which represent the two warring factions, monster cards and baby cards. Players build monsters; starting with a head that is a type of animal that matches the three baby armies their are also bear heads acting as wild cards, counting as any army. You can then add body sections, legs and arms. This is where the hilarity, creativity and fun starts as the cards are full of ridiculous combinations. You can create a dolphin wearing a suit with octopus legs and bat wings, or an eagle in business attire who is also sushi. At any point when you feel your monster is strong enough you can provoke a baby army. At this point any monsters in the same faction (land, air or, water) have to total up their card points, each body parts scores points towards your total monster points. The opposing baby army deck is picked up and each card turned over and the baby total calculated. If monsters win, the players whose monster army had the most points collects all of the baby cards for scoring at the end of the game. If the babies win, all monster cards are discarded and play continues. 
Like a card someone has discarded, you can dumpster dive to get it back, but this will be your only action. There are also bonus cards that you can add to your monster that will increase your actions, although cost you points in a baby war. Bears Vs babies is random and a lot of fun particularly for those who like the zany artwork and crazy combinations you can build. So, grab your cards, build your monster and battle those babies!