Beetle game Chad Valley

	Beetle game	?year	Chad Valley
	First produced	?year	Players	2 to 4	Age(s)

Click the picture for more		4 x colour plastic beetles; - 1 head - 1 body - 2 antennae - 2 eyes - 1 mouth - 6 legs 1 x cardboard box base divided into 6 parts 1 x dice An exciting and educational construction game. Construct your beetle first, to win. Beetle parts are placed on the board in their appropriate partition, numbered 1 to 6 and corresponding to numbers on the dice; - No. 1 on the dice corresponds with the body - No. 2 on the dice corresponds with the head - No. 3 on the dice corresponds with an antenna - No. 4 on the dice corresponds with an eye - No. 5 on the dice corresponds with the mouth - No. 6 on the dice corresponds with a leg Take turns to throw the dice, until you throw a 1 (body) which allows another throw which must be a 2 (head). Thereafter, the beetle may built in any order. A complete beetle consists of a body, head, mouth, 2 eyes, 2 antennae and 6 legs. The rules are pasted inside the box lid.

On the side of the box is the comment "A modernised version of an old favourite".

In the 1950s and 1960s Beetle drives were very popular events, where any number of players would group in tables of 4, where players seated opposite are paired. The winners would move to the next table. In the next round, the 2 losing players would re-arrange their seating so that they would no longer be playing as a pair. In this way, players would meet and play with / against many different people. The individual player who has sat at the most tables, wins.

Many versions with different types of play have been produced over the years.