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Swat! box art
2010 Ranked #12,026

Swat!

Press-your-luck card game has players seize exposed bug cards by hitting a shared target at the right moment. Remembering prior captures helps judge when to act before another player claims the stack.

Family Games Animals Card Game Memory Push Your Luck

Players

2-7

Play time

Not listed

Age

7+

Complexity

1.13/5

Rating

6.02

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

Description: Those pesky bugs just keep coming at you! Your job is to SWAT them right when they score the most points.

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Description: Those pesky bugs just keep coming at you! Your job is to SWAT them right when they score the most points. But be quick or your fellow players will SWAT them first. SWAT! is about capturing cards. A dealer turns over cards one-by-one, until someone decides he wants the exposed cards and hits the colorful "SWAT!" board. That player then becomes the dealer and the same process continues until all players have "swatted" three times or the deck runs out. Your challenge is to remember what you have already swatted and decide how far you can push your luck before another player swats the stack. The artwork is fun, imaginative and might get a little bit under your skin!

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Play and group

Players
2–7
Best with
2–7
Play time
30 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Knizia

Artists

1
Charlie Bink

Publishers

1
Eagle-Gryphon Games

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