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Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of gaming history with Insecta: The Complete Facsimile Edition. This exclusive, limited-edition reprint of the original 1995 Insecta board game is a one-time offer, only 1,500 numbered copies will ever be produced. Expertly restored by the original developer Neal Sofge, this edition faithfully replicates the authentic Insecta experience, complete with the same paper quality, texture, and vibrant printing colors of the original. Each copy includes a certificate of authenticity, signed by the game’s designer, Phil Eklund.
Insecta is a unique strategy game of bug-to-bug conflict, where players design mutant insect teams and navigate "The Hive," a dangerous environment filled with real-world arthropods controlled by an adversarial Hivemaster. This complete edition also includes Insecta: Rainforest and Insecta: Trilobite, expanding the game's depth and replayability.
Secure your copy now and relive the classic gameplay that made Insecta a cult favorite among board game enthusiasts!
Insecta is a game of bug-to-bug conflict and combat. Players design a mutant bug team and with them attempt to escape from "The Hive," filled with real-world arthropods and controlled by an adversarial "Hivemaster"-player (somewhat akin to a dungeon master). The game comes with mutant bug displays (including higher-level ones swapped in as the bugs mutate), design cards and mapsheet.
Insecta is a unique strategy game of bug-to-bug conflict, where players design mutant insect teams and navigate "The Hive," a dangerous environment filled with real-world arthropods controlled by an adversarial Hivemaster. This complete edition also includes Insecta: Rainforest and Insecta: Trilobite, expanding the game's depth and replayability.
Secure your copy now and relive the classic gameplay that made Insecta a cult favorite among board game enthusiasts!
Insecta is a game of bug-to-bug conflict and combat. Players design a mutant bug team and with them attempt to escape from "The Hive," filled with real-world arthropods and controlled by an adversarial "Hivemaster"-player (somewhat akin to a dungeon master). The game comes with mutant bug displays (including higher-level ones swapped in as the bugs mutate), design cards and mapsheet.
Game designer: Phil Eklund
Game Developer: Neal Sofge
Artist: Phil Eklund
Complexity: 2.74
Original Publisher: Fat Messiah Games, Sierra Madre Games
This is the original Insecta board game of the 1995 edition. There are no changes made to rulebooks or components and the printing quality will be as close as possible to the original copy.
Game Developer: Neal Sofge
Artist: Phil Eklund
Complexity: 2.74
Original Publisher: Fat Messiah Games, Sierra Madre Games
This is the original Insecta board game of the 1995 edition. There are no changes made to rulebooks or components and the printing quality will be as close as possible to the original copy.
Insecta - The Complete Facsimile edition Includes:
Insecta
Insecta: Rainforest
Insecta: Trilobite
Insecta:
Rulebook
8 mutant displays
2 sheets of design cards and markers
mapsheets
1 sheet of player-aid cards
1 sheet of counters
Rainforest:
4-page rules annex
sheets of Hive bug cards, bug design cards, venom cards
2 pixie displays
15 pixie design cards
assorted markers and counters
Trilobite:
4-page rules expansion with pull-out design card reference sheet.
Sheets of Hive bug cards, bug design cards, catastrophe cards
Tournament Rules and New Rules sections of the Macro Owner's Manual will be an additional one-page bonus inclusion.
Insecta
Insecta: Rainforest
Insecta: Trilobite
Insecta:
Rulebook
8 mutant displays
2 sheets of design cards and markers
mapsheets
1 sheet of player-aid cards
1 sheet of counters
Rainforest:
4-page rules annex
sheets of Hive bug cards, bug design cards, venom cards
2 pixie displays
15 pixie design cards
assorted markers and counters
Trilobite:
4-page rules expansion with pull-out design card reference sheet.
Sheets of Hive bug cards, bug design cards, catastrophe cards
Tournament Rules and New Rules sections of the Macro Owner's Manual will be an additional one-page bonus inclusion.
PRE-ORDER SHIPPING IN Q4, 2026, as long as we reach the minimum preorder number of 500.
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