Animotion
BGG rank
BGG #23,972
BGG rating
5.7

Animotion

2014

Rules assistance for Animotion

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–8 players
  • 20 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 3 players

Rules assistant for Animotion

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Animotion is a board game released in 2014 for 3–8 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Bruno Faidutti and Nathalie Grandperrin and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Role Playing.

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About the game

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.

Publishers

  • Pegasus Spiele
  • Gigamic
  • Edition Spielwiese

Questions and answers

Animotion supports 3–8 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.