Chitin: I
BGG rank
BGG #14,146
BGG rating
6.1

Chitin: I

1977

Rules assistance for Chitin: I

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

  • 2 players
  • 30 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.8/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Chitin: I

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Chitin: I is a board game released in 1977 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Howard Thompson and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Microgame #2 in the Metagaming Microgames series. From the rulebook... "On a far planet, summer is ending. It is the time of harvest. And across the fields pour the Hymenoptera - intelligent insects with only one goal...more food for the hive. Chitin I is a tactical abstract from Metagaming's Hymenoptera game system. It simulates a battle between two hive cities struggling for greater shares of food - the harvest, or bodies of the enemy! Workers, fliers, basics, and the different types of warriors they command make Chitin I a detailed yet easy to learn game in a setting that may really exist...somewhere... Science Fiction fans and gamers alike will enjoy Chitin I."

Questions and answers

Chitin: I supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.