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What the Bug

What the Bug Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

  • Setup
  • Turn Order
  • Playing a Turn
  • Game End
  • Scoring
  • 2 Players Rules
  • FAQ

Setup

Set up the game like the drawing.

Choose either the Salty (green) or Spicy (red) deck. The deck that was not chosen is removed from the game.

The person who was most recently bitten by a mosquito is the starting player.

Turn Order

The turn proceeds clockwise from the starting player.

Playing a Turn

The active player begins by rolling 2 dice into the box. Other players must not see the dice.

Match the red die with the description and the blue die with the creature. Act this out using hand signals and body motions but without speaking.

Other players must try to guess both the creature and the description in real time. If someone guesses the answer, both they and the quiz giver get 1 Point Token each.

Remove the cards that matched the dice roll. Place new cards on the empty spaces. The next player takes a turn.

Game End

In a 5 or 6 player game, the game ends once each player takes 2 turns.

Once each player takes 3 turns, the game ends.

Scoring

All players flip their Point Tokens and count the star marks on them. The player with the most star marks wins.

If there is a tie, they win the game together.

2 Players Rules

For 2 players, this becomes a cooperative game. Both players each have 5 turns, and the number of correct answers are combined. They gain a title according to the number of correct answers.

NumberTitle
10Rock n' Roaches
8-9Bodacious Beetles
6-7Slick Cicadas
4-5Mercurial Mosquitoes
0-3Lamentable Ladybugs

FAQ

If nobody answers correctly, what do we do?

  • That turn ends and the next player starts their turn.

Can I check how many star marks I have during the game?

  • No.

Do players have several chances to answer?

  • No. Each player only has 1 chance each quiz.

Do I get half points for correctly guessing only the creature or description?

  • No. That answer is incorrect.