The Beetle Game

The beetle game is an old classic game where players are trying to collect a complete beetle before anyone else does. You do this by rolling a dice and then seeing what corresponding body part you get for that dice roll. Ones get a body, twos get a head, threes get an antennae, fours get an eye, fives get a mouth and finally sixes get a leg. If you get a body part that you can add to your beetle, you get to role the dice again to see if you can get another piece. At the start of the game you have to first get a body and then get a head before you are allowed to collect pieces of any other type.

The beetle game is a game you can play with basically anyone who can role a dice, meaning it is good with small children as long as they can be trusted to not put everything in their mouth. Also you can play it when you are shattered as you don't have to think much at all. The game can get quite tense near the end when two people only have one bit to go. However it can get really boring at other times when you roll the dice but find out that you already have the piece which you rolled. Similarly, the start of the game is really boring as you have to get a body first and if you roll anything else you don't get anything. And to make matters worse once you've got the body you've got go through the same process again with the head! This rule means that if you are unlucky you will be left in the dust as other people are busily building their beetles when you are still trying to get your body. Having this game in 3D is really quite fun as if you are bored you can play with the parts (or put them in a Halloween display) but you can play this game on pen and paper. Personally I would give this game a 3/10 and only recommend it to people who have young kids.