Insecta

1992

Neal Sofge, Phil Eklund

BGG Geek Rating

5.5

based on 140 ratings

BGG Average Rating

6.3

community average

BGG Ranking

#14256

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Players

1-7

Weight

2.74/5.00

Playtime

300 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Role Playing Variable Player Powers Cooperative Game Simulation Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

📂 Categories

Science Fiction Fighting Educational Science Fiction Animals Horror

🎨 Artists

Phil Eklund

🏢 Publishers

Fat Messiah Games Sierra Madre Games

📖 About This Game

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