A family board game for two to six players, Mantis revolves around the underwater crustacean and its ability to see many different colours, which is a topic covered by the webcomic created by The Oatmeal. In the game, each player begins with a hand of four cards that remain face up for all the players to see. The rest of the cards are kept in a draw pile that is left facedown, with the backs of the cards providing the group with clues as to what is contained on the front.
On their turn, players look at the top card of the draw pile to decide whether to score all the cards matching that top card within their own hands or to steal the matching cards from an opponent of their choice. The more cards players are able to collect and score from, the more points they’ll acquire. As soon as someone scores 10 points or more, they win the game.
Ages 7+