The HEXBUG nano will crawl all across the game board. You can direct its path and lure it into the trap by strategically turning utensils.

Welcome to Bugs in the Kitchen, an exciting and competitive game of culinary insect chase! We hope you’ll join in for hours of fun at the table. Here’s how to play: Players begin the Bugs In The Kitchen board game by arranging their pieces on the four corners of the kitchen. The number of pieces each player has is determined by the number of players in the game.Once all the pieces are ready and in place, each player rolls a die to determine who goes first. Try to change its path so it ends up in your trap. As soon as it falls into a trap, the player who owns the trap receives a bug token.You play as an exterminator tasked with removing a bug from the kitchen. To start you release a small self-propelled robot insect (Hexbug Nano), into a 3D maze made of cutlery that can be rotated to change possible routes. But you're only allowed to rotate a specific piece of cutlery when you roll the corresponding shape on the dice. So each turn you have to try and get the bug closer to your side of the board, by creating a path that forces it out of the door nearest to you. The rules of the game stay the same. However, in this variation, everyone tries to keep the bug out of their own trap. The strategy in Bugs in the Kitchen is pretty light. Basically all you do in the game is roll the die and then turn one of the utensils on the board. This decision is usually not that big of deal. On most turns it is going to be really obvious what utensil you should turn. There will usually either be a utensil that will really help you or hurt another player. Otherwise you should probably just turn a utensil near your own trap. Ask a grown-up to help you set up the game. Carefully remove all the pieces from the perforated panels. To set up the game board: Due to the unpredictable movements of the Hexbug, every round ofBugs in the Kitchen is unique. However, you can further mix things up by choosing from four different starting configurations for the board. With so much variety, you’ll never tire of cleaning up the kitchen.

Children aged 6 and above along with parents love playing this game. Good option for those that just want something to play that’s a bit hectic (the HEXBUG and rolling the Die). For every bug that falls into your trap, you receive a bug token. The first player to collect five bug tokens loses the game.The first player rolls again to determine how many spaces they can move their piece. For example, if they roll a “2”, they can move any one of their pieces two spaces across the kitchen counter. Players then take turns rolling the die and moving respective pieces around the board. The Bugs In The Kitchen board game has been well-received by many passionate gamers and reviewers alike. It has earned a great deal of praise for its unique design, vibrant colors, clever storyline, and playability for all ages. I think the biggest problem with Bugs in the Kitchen is the fact that the bug seems to have a mind of its’ own. You could create a perfect path towards your own trap and the bug can just decide to go in the other direction. Once I had a straight path set up for the bug to go into my trap but it decided to randomly turn two corners and go into another player’s trap. While this actually simulates how a bug would probably move, it does reduce the importance of strategy in the game. It doesn’t matter how good you are at creating a path if the bug decides not to follow it.

Bugs in the Kitchen includes one Hexbug, two button batteries, a game board with 24 movable utensils, 18 tokens, one die, and instructions for play.Multiple reviewers noted that the game is easy to learn and challenging enough for fans of strategy games. One highly praised aspect is its replay value”players can enjoy it again and again because each round has varying components that can lead to different outcomes. Furthermore, the quality of materials used to create the board game is quite impressive and gives it a luxurious feel. What makes Bugs in the Kitchen work is that the designer took the bug and actually made an interesting board game to go along with it. While electronic components in a lot of board games just seem to get in the way, the game actually does a good job utilizing the Hexbug as a key component of the game. For some reason it is satisfying watching the bug run around the gameboard while trying to get it to fall into your trap. I can’t say skill or complexity is involved in this game at all. Rolling the Die and being on the ball (basically being fast) seems to be what’s required. Set Up – Playing Rules & Instructions