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Crabs!

Crabs!

Moaideas Game Design · 2016
2–520–35 min12+ yrs2.3/5 complexity6.1 BGG#18.522 BGG357
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How do you play Crabs!?

On this peaceful seaside beach, crab season has come! Hunters and gatherers are coming from near and far, searching for delicious-looking crabs under every rock and pool.

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Crabs! box art
official art · Moaideas Game Design

On this peaceful seaside beach, crab season has come! Hunters and gatherers are coming from near and far, searching for delicious-looking crabs under every rock and pool. The game is plentiful, but due to space limitations you can keep only one crab per catch; maybe you can upgrade your gear to keep bigger crabs, or maybe you can try to fulfill custom orders for special guests...

As a renowned crab hunter in Crabs!, you cannot miss this carnival, so grab your gear and let's going crabbing! Each turn you choose one of the following actions:

    Catch: Draw two cards from the deck or pool.
    Raise: Exchange cards with the pool, crabs for crabs.
    Trade: Exchange cards with the pool, points for points.
    Upgrade: Discard cards to upgrade gear level.
    Tie Crabs: Discard cards to gain a score card.
    Relax: Untap up to three score cards.

At the end of your turn, you can choose to trade score cards for a single objective card, then you must discard down to eight cards. When a player has gathered 25 or more VP, the game continues until all players have had the same number of turns, then the game ends and whoever has the most VP wins!

(Note that some versions of Crabs! carry a minimum player count of three, whereas others have a minimum p.c. of two, but the rules for the game seem to be the same across all versions.)

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating6.1 / 10
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20–35 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#18.522

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Q3How do you play Crabs!?
Crabs! is a animals game, for 2–5 players, taking ~20–35 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Crabs! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Crabs! support?
Crabs! is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Crabs! take?
A game of Crabs! takes about 20–35 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Crabs! for?
Crabs! is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Crabs!?
Crabs! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.
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