-enjoy three fun card games-
- Test your math skills by eliminating the pesky insects
- "Bee" the first to collect all 12 insects
- Swat the flies to win
Explore the World of Insects with That Insect Game
An fun educational card game for kids.
That Insect Game
Insect-themed deck of playing cards.
Includes:
- 52 insect-themed cards
- 2 jokers
- 1 instructional booklet
Insect Elimination
Power vs Pesky Insects
The Players
2-4 players ages 5 and up
The Object
Eliminate the pesky insects in your hand and have the highest score.
The Score
Add or subtract the score points on top of each card (add the green points and subtract the red points), points vary on each card.
Example
Player 1 has three cards remaining:
- Emperor Dragonfly with a green score of 5
- Spiny Flower Mantis with a green score of 1
- Mole cricket with a red score of -2
Player 1 has a total of 4 points (Add 5+1 = 6 then subtract 2 =4)
Player 2 has four cards remaining:
- Ladybug with a green score of 5
- Rhinoceros Beetle with a green score of 1
- Horse Fly with a red score of -1
- Fresh Fly with a red score of -2
Player 2 has a total of 3 points (Add 5+1=6 then subtract 2 and 1 =3)
Player 1 wins
- In the event of a tie the winner is the player who has the Buff-tailed bee!
The Deal
Set the deck of cards in the middle of the players. The youngest player goes first then play continues clockwise.
The Game
On your turn the player begins by drawing one card and flipping it over and leaving it face up.
During a player’s turn the player can eliminate only ONE pesky insect; or they may choose not to eliminate an insect. A pesky insect can only be eliminated by using one or more power insects.
The Elimination
Add the points labeled Power Points and the Pesky Points on the top right hand side of the card.
- Easy Play: Sum of the numbers must be greater than or equal to 70.
- Fun Play: Sum of the numbers must be greater than or equal to 80.
- Challenge play: Sum of the numbers must be greater than or equal to 100.
Example (Easy Play):
Bulldog Ant Pesky Points 10 + Water Strider Power Points 60 = 70 total pts
The Bulldog Ant can now be eliminated. Place these two cards (the Bulldog Ant and the Water Strider) off to the side as they are no longer in use. After all the cards have been drawn, players will use the remaining face up cards to determine the winner. To find the highest score players will use the section labeled SCORE on the top right of the cards. If the number is green add the points, if the number is red subtract the points.
The Tip
Sometimes it is better to keep a pesky bug instead of eliminating it!
The Skill
Builds number recognition and early understanding of positive and negative numbers and problem solving.
Grab an Insect
The Players
2-4 players age 3 and up (for younger players collect pairs instead of 4 of a kind)
The Object
The goal is to be the player who collects the most sets (2 cards or 4 cards in the same group).
The Score
- Two insects in the same group equals 2 points
- Four insects in the same group equals 5 points.
- Eight insects in the same order equals 15 points.
- Twelve insects in the same order is an automatic win!
Deduct 1 point for each card left in a player’s hand.
The Deal
Deal 7 cards to each player. The remaining cards are then placed in the middle of the players face down. This is the “grab an insect” pile.
The Game
The player left of the dealer begins. Player 1 begins by asking any other player (ex. Player 2) for a group of insects that is in his/her hand. The group name is located on the top right of the card.
- Example: Do you have any ants?
Player 2 must then hand over all the matching cards of the group of insects (ants) to Player 1. If Player 2 does not have the cards, they respond, “grab an insect!”. When a player “grabs an insect” they take the top card from the insect pile. If Player 1 gets the cards they asked for either from the insect pile or from Player 2 then they get another turn and can ask the same player or another player for an insect.
At the end of the player's turn the next player begins.
Once a player gets 2 or 4 of the same group of insects they put the cards face down in front of them on their turn. If you have a group pair placed in front of you, only another pair from the same group can be added (a single card of the same group cannot be added).
The game is over when one player runs out of cards or there are no more cards in the insect pile to draw from.
The Tip
For an additional challenge ask for the order instead of the group name.
The Skill
Builds pattern recognition and develops reading skill
Swat It
The Players
Ideal for 2 players but can be played with 3. Ages 3 and up.
The Object
Collect all the cards to win.
The Deal
Divide the deck equally between players; if there are extra cards place them in the center and the first winner will keep these cards.
The Game
Each player flips the top card from their deck over at the same time with a countdown of 3-2-1 flip (players must flip the card facing away from themselves). The first player to swat the cards in the middle gets those cards. The player winning these cards turns them face down and places them under their pile of cards. If the cards are swatted and there is no match, the opponent gets the cards. Once a player is out of cards, the game is over and the player with the most cards wins.
- Players must swat and flip with the same hand.
- If a player swats and there is not a match your opponent gets the card(s).
- Players have to swat the actual card, not the table.
- When more than one player slaps a matching card, the one whose hand is directly on top of the card wins the player. If there is a tie (i.e. each player swats at the same time) the card(s) go into a “no win pile”.
The Swat
- Any fly any time
- Matching group of insects (ex. 2 ants)
- Matching order on the top
- Optional Play swat the matching suit
- Challenge play, add the jokers to the pile and swat the spider and scorpion!
The Tip
Be fast and focus.
The Skill
Creates pattern recognition and quick thinking and hand eye coordination.
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
All insects have 6 legs, spiders have 8! All insects have 3 body parts (the head, the thorax, and the abdomen) a spider has 2 body parts (the cephalothorax and the abdomen).
- All spiders can produce silk.
A spider is in the class Arachnida.
What is a true bug?
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
Entomologists reserve the term true bug for members of Hemiptera order of bugs. Some examples of insects that are true bugs are cicadas, aphids, plant hoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
Why isn't a scorpion an insect?
Why isn't a spider considered an insect?
Why isn't a scorpion an insect?
All insects have 6 legs, scorpions have 8! All insects have 3 body parts (the head, the thorax, and the abdomen) a scorpion has 2 body parts (the cephalothorax and the opisthosoma).
- All Scorpios are venomous but not always poisonous to humans
A scorpion is in the class Arachnida.
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
Why isn't a scorpion an insect?
All locusts are grasshoppers but not all grasshoppers are locust.
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
Insects are in the Kingdom Animalia. Insects are in the Phylum arthropoda.
Insects are in the Class Insecta.
Insects are placed into one of 26 different orders.
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs!! Only true bugs are bugs! The rest are insects.
About Us
Graphics: Lexi Espirit
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Graphic Designer for all 52 insects plus the cover.
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Created by 2 kids on a cold wintery day when they were stuck inside.
Key Collaborators Shannon & Myrna
Game Design: Connor & Elizabeth
Key Collaborators Shannon & Myrna
Mother-daughter team that took the idea and made it into a card game.
Contact Us
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Tracking Label Information:
Initial batch of 1,000 manufactured August 18, 2023 has no batch number on the product. Future batches will have specific batch numbers printed on the box.
Manufactured by Making Play Cards:
www. making playing cards.com
Printed by QP International Ltd.
Tel (852) 2342 6168
made in China
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