It's not often a
new game can convince the Compendia staff to pack away the
backgammon board but everyone's been bowled over by this one.
All the wooden pieces have a little insect on them, and can
move accordingly. Grasshoppers can jump the other pieces,
ants scurry around, beetles crawl steadily. The aim is to
surround your opponent's queen bee while they try to do the
same to you. There are lots of things that make this an addictive
game:
- There is no board, so each game is radically different
as you lay your pieces out.
- Each piece moves differently and it takes a while to work
out their different strengths and weaknesses.
- Each game is really quite short leaving you with the feeling
that if you just play once more you might get that queen
bee.
- The pieces are wooden and very lovely to play with.
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