2018Edmund McMillen
- Videos
- 36
- Creators
- 23
1 - 4 players30 minMedium weight

2020Edmund McMillen
Mainly playthroughs and reviews. Tapeworm is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
From designer Edmund McMillen, twist, turn and trap your oppenents in this game of intestinal tension! In Tapeworm, players race to be the first to get rid of all of their cards by connecting and growing the wriggling masses of different colored worm bodies. Gameplay is simple but strategic. A player's turn includes the drawing and laying down of matching color segments, which continues until a head is attached or you run out of that color card. Whichever player ends up with an empty hand first wins the game. There are special mechanics to propel a player forward, as well as cards intended to hinder the efforts of their opponents. These cards include: Cut, to sever a worm segment at play; Peek, to draw a card and replace it with another card from a hand; Hatch, to force an opponent to draw from the deck; Swap, to look at an opponent's hand and decide if cards should be traded; Dig, to draw a card from the deck and discard one from a hand. An astoundingly easy-to-learn game of card management for the whole family that is sure to leave you holding your sides... with laughter!
Tapeworm has 8 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 3 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2020 to March 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "TAPEWORM : Como se juega [ES] (Reglas - tutorial - explicación)" by La Ficha : Tutoriales de Juegos de Mesa, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Tapeworm Review - Maestro Media" by Board Game Empire. To see it played, watch "Tapeworm Playthrough - Maestro Media" by Board Game Empire, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls and The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls Requiem, also by Edmund McMillen, or Sanssouci and Maps of Misterra, which share several of its mechanics.
2018Edmund McMillen
1 - 4 players30 minMedium weight
2023Edmund McMillen
1 - 4 players20 - 60 minMedium weight
2023Mathieu Bossu, Thomas Cariate, Timothée Decroix
1 - 4 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
From designer Edmund McMillen, twist, turn and trap your oppenents in this game of intestinal tension! In Tapeworm, players race to be the first to get rid of all of their cards by connecting and growing the wriggling masses of different colored worm bodies. Gameplay is simple but strategic. A player's turn includes the drawing and laying down of matching color segments, which continues until a head is attached or you run out of that color card. Whichever player ends up with an empty hand first wins the game. There are special mechanics to propel a player forward, as well as cards intended to hinder the efforts of their opponents. These cards include: Cut, to sever a worm segment at play; Peek, to draw a card and replace it with another card from a hand; Hatch, to force an opponent to draw from the deck; Swap, to look at an opponent's hand and decide if cards should be traded; Dig, to draw a card from the deck and discard one from a hand. An astoundingly easy-to-learn game of card management for the whole family that is sure to leave you holding your sides... with laughter!
Designer
Edmund McMillen
Artist
Krystal Fleming
Publisher
Studio71
Mechanics