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Animal Mind
2016
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- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 2 players
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Animal Mind is a board game released in 2016 for 2–4 players and ages 8 and up. It was designed by 樫尾忠英 (Kashio Tadahide) and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
User summary Tell part of the truth to mislead your opponents! Keen intuition is required for the business! アニマルマインド (Animal Mind) is a bluffing game where you may not tell a lie. Each turn, you draw a product card, on which a product type and value is written. No matter if you want the card or not, you must offer it to one opponent, disclosing either type or value of the product. You may not tell a lie in the disclosure, but there is some room for the opponent to deduce the untold part, and that's where you may confuse the opponent. The opponent takes the product if your offer is accepted, otherwise it is yours. When you are offered a product by an opponent, you may not always accept or refuse the offer. When you have already used up your refuse attempt, you have to accept the next offer to regain a refuse attempt, and vice versa. You score victory points according to the products you have collected, but because of tricky scoring rules, you sometimes don't want a certain kind of cards. When you draw such a card, your bluffing skill is tested. Try to give the card to an opponent, pretending it is not a bad card for you. At the end of the game, the highest scorer wins the game. Publisher's summary 商売に必要なのは鋭い直感！正直にダマせ！正直系ブラフゲーム登場。手元に商品カードを集めましょう。欲しいものは自分のものに、いらないものは他人へプレゼント。でも「受取カード、拒否カード」の制約のためうまくいかないかも？？プレゼントの際正直に！嘘はご法度です。でもすべてを語ることはないのです。
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Animal Mind supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Animal Mind for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Animal Mind has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Animal Mind belongs to these categories: Card Game, Animals, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Betting and Bluffing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Animal Mind are: 樫尾忠英 (Kashio Tadahide). These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Animal Mind as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.