Monster Crunch: It's now OK to play with your food

Halloween is officially upon us and it's driving me a little bonkers. I deserve some credit for not showing up to work everyday wearing a Ben Cooper "Sleestak" costume, but so far my efforts have gone unacknowledged. The universe is a cold, indifferent place.

For once, though, the Halloween Gods have smiled favorably upon us. Big G Creative has produced a table-top game based on General Mills' always-classic "Monster Cereals" and they've brought the whole gang! Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry make routine returns to the shelves every Halloween, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy are spotted less often these days than Bigfoot. They are a welcome presence. Here's a summary of Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game:

In this fast-paced game of luck and strategy, players collect as many Cereal Cards in their Bowls as they can. Each Monster has special powers to give you an advantage and help you gobble up the most cereal. Use Milk Tokens to combine Cereal Cards and take bigger bites. The Monster Cereal character that munches the most wins the game!

You can get a closer look at the game's contents on Amazon, and watch watch video of a playthough of "Monster Crunch" courtesy of Board Game Geek's "Gamenight!" series.