Based on the books by children novelist Astrid Lindgren. The players play cards that are either "nice" cards, mischief cards, escape cards or "Emil's dad" cards. "Nice" cards are always played upside down, and mischief cards may be played upside down. Players wanting to know which must call the previous player, using an "Emil's dad" card. Discovered mischiefs gives the mischieving player wooden men (the ones Emil carves when he's being punished in the books). The player with the least wooden men at the end of the game is the winner.