Bugs & Co
Bugs & Co Rulebook
Table of Contents
Contents
75 monster tiles:
- 15 sets of 3 two-eyed monster tiles
- 5 sets of 3 one-eyed monster tiles
- 5 sets of 3 three-eyed monster tiles
- 5 trophy tiles with the values 3, 3, 2, 2 and 1
Components used depending on the number of players
| Number of players | Monster tiles | Trophy tiles |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 eyes | 3 |
| 3 | 2 eyes | 3, 2 |
| 4 | 2 eyes | 3, 2, 1 |
| 5 | 2 eyes +1 or 3 eyes | 3, 2, 2, 1 |
| 6 | 2 eyes +1 or 3 eyes | All |
| 7 & 8 | All | All |
Set-up
- Shuffle the monster tiles face down.
- Remove seven monster tiles at random and put them back in the box without looking at them. They will not be used during the rest of the game.
- Place all the remaining monster tiles in a jumble face down between the players.
- Place the trophy tiles being used face up in the center of the table.
- One of the players counts to three out loud to give the starting signal.
Game play
- All players play simultaneously. There are no turns.
- In the description that follows, it is assumed that players are right-handed. Left-handed players should use the hand opposite that listed in the rules.
- Players should use their right hand to remove monster tiles from the table, one at a time. Players may then look at the tile they have chosen, and may then either return it face-down to the table or place it face-down in their left hand so that the tile is not visible when the hand is turned palm-up. He then grabs another tile, and so on.
- Players may stack or group monster tiles on the table however they wish, but other players are permitted to disrupt this organization by moving the tiles around as they look at them.
- Once a tile is in a player's left hand, it may no longer be looked at or placed back on the table.
- At any time, a player may pick up the highest value trophy still available and add it to his left hand. He then must stop playing.
- Once the last trophy has been taken, players with trophies should count down together from ten to one, "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, STOP!"
- As soon as "stop" is called, the game is over and those players without a trophy tile must also stop playing.
Score
- Each player takes all the monster tiles in his left hand and sorts them by symbol (the color isn't important).
- Three monster tiles with the same symbol are worth 3 points.
- Any other monster tiles cost 1 point.
- Each trophy tile is worth the value shown on it.
So, for example, a player with four sets of 3 identical monster tiles, two identical monster tiles, a single monster tile and a trophy tile worth 2 points will score as follows:
- 4 sets of 3 tiles: 4 x 3 = 12 points
- 3 other tiles: -3 points
- "2" trophy: +2 points
Total: 11 points
The player with the most points is the winner.