The Beetle Game - Retro Board Game

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Looking for something fun for the children to play during the festive season? Then you'll love this Father Christmas beetle drive! At the end of the beetle drive, the winner is the person who has scored the most points from all the games added together. If there is a tie, the players with the same number of points roll a die - the highest number wins.

You will find both PDF and JPG files in letter and a4 paper sizes, so you can choose the ones which are best for you to print. NOTE: Remind players that it doesn't matter what their beetles look like. Go through the rules clearly before you start and ask if anyone has questions. More on events and activities Find sources: "Beetle"game– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Timings: Start your beetle drive early – it always takes longer than you think! Each game will probably take around 10 minutes, but leave extra time for moving around and for refreshments, drawing the raffle and prize-giving. any player in the room complete their beetle they shout "BEETLE" and the whole room stops immediately.

This is a fun family game to play at any time, but is great to play while staying at home. If you don’t have a dice to hand, print out and make our free printable dice. How to Play Beetle The first player from all the tables to draw a complete image shouts ‘BEETLE!’ or ‘SNOWMAN!’ and scores the maximum 14 points for that round. Everyone else counts up how many body parts they have drawn, and scores one point per body part. The person with the highest score per round from each table moves up a table, egif the winner is on table one, they move up to table two. The person with the fewest points in each round moves down a table, egif they are on table six, they move down to table five. If your top table is number 12 make sure they know they move up to table one and table one moves down to table 12. At the end of the beetle drive, the winner is the person who has scored the most points from all the games added together. If there is a tie, the players with the same number of points roll a die – the highest number wins. Beetle has been converted to a commercial game called Cootie, and is also released under the name Beetle by Milton Bradley. Beetles are constructed as plastic models. There are some minor gameplay differences, such as there being no wings on the beetles.Each player has a die. To start, you need to throw a six to draw the head. Then, you go through each number until you've drawn a full beetle. The Beetle Drive is a traditional party game for any number of players. Players or teams compete against each other to be the first to complete their drawing of a beetle. A roll of the dice determines which body part to draw. The first player from all the tables to draw a complete beetle shouts 'BEETLE!’ and scores the maximum 14 points for that round. Everyone else counts up how many body parts they have drawn, and scores one point per body part.The person with the highest score per round from each table moves up a table, e.g. if the winner is on table one, they move up to table two. The person with the fewest points in each round moves down a table, e.g. if they are on table six, they move down to table five. If your top table is number 12 make sure they know they move up to table one and table one moves down to table 12. Have some superhero-themed family fun with this great beetle drive game. This fun game might encourage your child to follow instructions carefully because they can only colour certain parts of the superhero when they roll the correct number on the dice. Each player must roll a 6 to start, then they must roll a 1 to draw the face before they can colour the mask (which is a number 4). What games can I play with my family? The minute one player has completed their picture they shout Beetle and that is the end of that game

As the game has stopped everyone counts the scores on their own beetle for that round and puts their score into the scoring grid at the bottom of the sheet. A festive take on the old classic, this Christmas beetle drive game is a great activity for children to get involved with during December. It makes a fantastically festive classroom activity for children to enjoy in the lead up to Christmas. Ideally you want 4 – 6 players at each table. Try to make your tables as even as possible as the less players there are at a table the better chance they have of calling beetle The winner is the first one to complete the beetle and should shout ‘BEETLE’! Players then write their scores in the boxes, and the winner is the one with the highest score at the end of the rounds. More FREE Printable Puzzles & Activities JPG & PDF File in A4 and Letter sizesLovingly made by qualified teachers, this game is age-appropriate for children. It's been professionally designed by our talented team and features a jolly, hand-drawn illustration of Father Christmas. Depending how many rounds your are playing, keep repeating steps 3-5 until all rounds have been completed The part corresponding to each roll of the die, however, may vary depending on the rules established by the players. Throw the dice to see who starts (or use your preferred method of choosing the starting player). Then go round the table taking it in turns to throw the dice and then to draw the corresponding body part onto the game sheet. Note: Remind players that it doesn’t matter what their beetles or snowmen look like! Go through the rules clearly before you start and ask if anyone has questions.

Yes! Children will love playing this Father Christmas beetle drive game at home or in the classroom. It would be an exciting game to play on Christmas Day with family and friends too — whoever wins the game could get an extra festive treat. A beetle with its component parts numbered. The body must be drawn before any other part; the head must be drawn before eyes or antennae The aim of the game of Beetle is to be the first player to draw a complete beetle. The body parts are each given a number. Children can also use this fun festive game as an opportunity to practice their scissor skills - great for developing fine motor skills. Get children to help with carefully cutting out the pieces of the game - saving you precious prep time!This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Join our Facebook group to chat with other PTA members and share advice: PTA Ideas and Advice Network Beetle is a British party game in which one draws a beetle in parts. The game may be played solely with pen, paper and a die or using a commercial game set, some of which contain custom scorepads and dice and others which contain pieces which snap together to make a beetle/bug. It is sometimes called Cootie or Bugs. The game is entirely based on random die rolls, with no skill involved. is for the body, of which there is one. is for the head, of which there is one. is for the wings, of which there are two. is for a leg, of which there are six. is for an antenna, of which there are two. is for an eye, of which there are two. However, remember that the body has to be drawn first, therefore you need a six to start. Also, the head needs to be drawn before the eyes. Where there are multiple body parts (ie two eyes) draw one each time the relative number is thrown.