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Equipment: Game board, 4 International Friends movers and 4 plastic bases, 24 cards: 20 Recipe cards and 4 Captain Cackle cards, a movement spinner, Strawberry Shortcake / Purple Pieman die, Strawberry Shortcakes's Housewarming Surprise Recipe Booklet

Object: All is not well in Strawberryland! The Purple Pieman dropped in on Strawberry Shortcake's surprise housewarming party, and stole her housewarming present. Now he has the "berry" special recipes from her "berry" special International Friends. It's up to you and your friends to get the recipes back. Move from room to room in Strawberry Shortcake's new house, collecting the Recipe cards. The one who has the most Recipe cards at the end of the game is the winner!