Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Cooperate under tight communication limits to build an ever-higher three-digit number while troublesome beasts block the cards you need.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Beasts is a cooperative card game in which the group tries to play every card while continually increasing a shared three-digit number. On a turn, a player must use every card of one suit from their hand, covering digits to create a larger value. Beast cards complicate the puzzle by blocking particular card types from certain positions; matching cards can startle a beast into moving or fleeing. Limited communication, scarce shared discards, and adjustable beast counts make the simple numerical goal a tense exercise in timing and inference.
