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2014 Ranked #19,265

Animotion

This party charades game has players imitate secret animal-and-expression combinations and collect the most cards. The imitator also receives a card when someone guesses correctly, so performance and recognition both matter.

Animals Children's Game Role Playing Dice Rolling

Players

3-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.81

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Don't be afraid of looking silly because that's the only way you'll let others discover your true animal nature.

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Don't be afraid of looking silly because that's the only way you'll let others discover your true animal nature. To set up Animotion, which was first released as Animal Suspect, lay out six animal cards and six expression cards on the game board next to the die faces numbered 1-6. On a turn, one player rolls two dice in secret, looks at the cards matching the numbers rolled, then imitates this particular combination as best they can. Will they be a shy mosquito? An attentive walrus? An amorous octopus? Whoever guesses the proper combination first wins a card, along with the imitator, and whoever collects the most cards wins.

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Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
5
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Bruno Faidutti Nathalie Grandperrin

Artists

3
Marek Bláha Pablo Fontagnier Christophe Swal

Publishers

2
Edition Spielwiese Gigamic

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