Beetle

Beetle is a game for four players.

Requirements

  • Four Beetle Cards
  • A Six Sided Dice
  • Four pencils or other drawing implements

Instructions

Each player rolls the dice once.  The player with the highest roll is the starting player.  Ties for the highest score are rerolled until one player has the highest score.

Players take it in turn to roll the dice starting with the starting player and proceeding clockwise round the table.

Each body part can be drawn when a particular number has been rolled and if any parts required for the part rolled have already been rolled.

On a roll of 6 the beetle’s body can be drawn.

On a roll of 5 the beetle’s head can be drawn if the body has already been drawn.

On a roll of 4 the beetle’s eyes can be drawn if the head has already been drawn.

On a roll of 3 the beetle’s Feelers can be drawn if the head has already been drawn.

On a roll of 2 the beetle’s tail can be drawn if the beetle’s body has already been drawn.

On a roll of 1 the beetle’s legs can be drawn if the body has already been drawn.

Roll Body Part Requires
1 Tail Body
2 Legs Body
3 Feelers Head
4 Eyes Head
5 Head Body
6 Body

When a player has drawn a complete beetle with all six body parts they win.

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