Watch Out Theres A Beetle About (Build a Beetle)

Member Name: Rocco

Product:	Build a Beetle
Date:	27/11/01 (388 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to play, Almost free

Disadvantages: Repetitive

Firstly a tip, do not buy this game, like Yahtzee, you just do not need to. Beetle can be bought in fancy sets and they do have the advantage of being colourful but ultimately it is a game which you can play with just a pad of paper and pencil for each player and a dice.

The objective is to build or draw the picture of a beetle. The picture to be complete must comprise the body, a head, two antenna or feelers, two eyes, a tail and six legs. Now you will have to agree on your own local rules but basically this is what we do.

1) You must throw a six to start and with it you can draw the body of the beetle,
2) Having thrown the 6 you must get the right number for each subsequent body part, I would suggest a 2 for the head and you must get this before you can add an eye (by throwing a 3 ) or a feeler (by throwing a 4). The tail is gained by throwing a 5 and each leg by throwing a 1.

Obviously if you get your 6 first you have a good chance of winning but it is not necessarily so. You can sometimes be frustrated with the last one or two parts you need to complete your beetle.

It is a game all ages can play. You can have prizes for playing it at childrens parties. You can play in pairs or more if you have a lot of guests or boys versus girls. It is good fun and really simple to play.

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