Bug Bods

Sixteen bugs, two bodies, ten seconds each. Moths, mantises, and one phobia.

it's a
phobia
it's a phobia — shape card
dancing
mantis
dancing mantis — shape card
the caterpillar can
walk
the caterpillar can walk — shape card

Bug Bods asks two of you to become the things most people flinch away from, at a scale nobody's insurance covers. The Caterpillar Can Walk needs you nose-to-toe and moving as one; Praying Mantis wants those front legs held just so; It's A Phobia is the card that finally admits what this pack is doing to the squeamish one in the room. Sixteen shapes cover moths, mantises, bees and things with considerably more legs than you have, and Auntie Zeffie notices every twitch, buzz and flinch on the way. It's a party game for people who'll happily rewatch a nature documentary but draw the line at a spider in the bath — the shapes are the fun bit, the flinching is free. Two of you, a phone propped up somewhere it can see you both, ten seconds a shape. Best played with someone who screams at moths, because their face is half the video.

How it works

  1. The card flips.
  2. You've got 10 seconds for the two of you to work out who's what and make the shape together.
  3. Bods! The camera catches it, Auntie Zeffie scores it and judges you.
  4. Share the result, or don't.

Full instructions, free to play

Details

Players
2+
Shapes
16 in the pack, 8 a round
Play time
About 10 mins
Age
8+
Price
£1.99
Needs
A phone, laptop, iPad or TV. No app to download.
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