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Insecta

Insecta

Fat Messiah Games · 1992
1–790–300 min12+ yrs2.7/5 complexity6.3 BGG#14.998 BGG412Co-op
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How do you play Insecta?

Insecta is a game of bug-to-bug conflict and combat. Players design a mutant bug team and with them attempt to escape from "The Hive," filled with real-world arthropods and controlled by an adversarial "Hivemaster" player (somewhat akin to a dungeonmaster).

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Insecta box art
official art · Fat Messiah Games

Insecta is a game of bug-to-bug conflict and combat. Players design a mutant bug team and with them attempt to escape from "The Hive," filled with real-world arthropods and controlled by an adversarial "Hivemaster" player (somewhat akin to a dungeonmaster). The game comes with 16 mutant bug displays (6 are "starting" displays, the others are swapped in as the bugs mutate), design cards, mapsheets, minature bugs and counters.

A limited reissue of the game, The Mutant Kit, was published in 2000 without rubber bugs or Hive cards, creating a modular game system that could be combined with other expansions.

Expanded by:

Insecta: Rainforest
Insecta: Trilobite
Insecta: Desert Hive
game anatomy
Complexity2.7 / 5
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Vibe
Co-op
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90–300 min
Players
1–7
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#14.998
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Q3How do you play Insecta?
Insecta is a animals game, for 1–7 players, taking ~90–300 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Insecta — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Insecta support?
Insecta is played by 1–7 players.
Q5How long does a game of Insecta take?
A game of Insecta takes about 90–300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Insecta for?
Insecta is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Insecta?
Insecta has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.7 out of 5.
Mechanics & categories
Cooperative →Animals →Educational →Fighting →Horror →Science Fiction →

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