Buggo
BGG rank
BGG #24,485
BGG rating
5.8

Buggo

2000

Rules assistance for Buggo

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

  • 2–8 players
  • 10 min
  • 5+
  • Complexity 1.1/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Buggo

What would you like to know?

Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Buggo is a board game released in 2000 for 2–8 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 5 and up. It was designed by Dan Gilbert and its main mechanics are Matching and Memory.

Similar games

About the game

Turn all of the bug tiles face down to form a sandbox of hidden bugs. The first player draws a card from the deck that indicates how many bugs they need to find. If you need to find three bugs for example, begin turning over bug tiles until you’ve found three bugs, and keep the tiles you’ve turned over. You can also stop after you’ve found less than three bugs and in this case, also get to keep the tiles you’ve turned over so far. If you decided to keep going and end up finding more than three bugs - or if you turn over a Buggo the spider tile, you don’t collect any bug tiles on this turn and must return whatever you’ve turned over so it is face down where you found it. Each bug tile you collect is worth a point, and the player with the most points wins. This is a children's game that stimulates counting and memory skills. Contents: 55 Cards * 10 Buggo * 5 "one bug" * 10 "two bugs" * 15 "three bugs" * 10 "four bugs" * 5 "five bugs" 36 Bug Tiles * 5 Buggo * 13 Single bugs * 11 Double bugs * 7 Three bugs Game Rules

Designers

Publishers

  • Ravensburger AG

Questions and answers

Buggo supports 2–8 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.