Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Each turn in the children's game Maskenball der Käfer, each player spins the spinner on the board. If the spinner points to one of the eight ladybugs, the player may move that ladybug to visit the others.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Recognition
Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Roll-and-Move
Roll dice or spin a dial to determine how far a piece moves.
Read the full game description
Each turn in the children's game Maskenball der Käfer, each player spins the spinner on the board. If the spinner points to one of the eight ladybugs, the player may move that ladybug to visit the others. Each ladybug piece has a magnet in its nose, and if the visiting ladybug "likes" the ladybug (i.e., is attracted to it), they may swap spots (each ladybug has five spots of one color), and she continues on to visit other ladybugs; if the ladybugs do not like each other, the turn is over. Once a ladybug has five spots of different colors, she is ready for the ball and taken out of play. The players win if all of the ladybugs are ready. If the spinner points to one of the smaller leaves, then the player doesn't get to move any ladybugs, but instead must advance the ants along the side of the board. If all seven of the ants are on board (and each takes two moves to get on-board), the players lose.