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Mongoose

Mongoose

2025·Rikki Tahta

3 - 5 players
10 - 20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

A small aggressive deduction game. You have two animals hiding in the bush. You can see everyone else's animals but not your own! By fighting or cooperating with other animals you can win food and clues as to which animals you have. The winner is the first player to successfully guess both their animals or to accumulate four more food than every other player. -description from the designer

Mongoose

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Mongoose - set up and play4:18

Mongoose - set up and play

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Mongoose video1:35

Mongoose video

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Which Mongoose video should I watch?

Mongoose has 2 videos from 1 creator: 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from September 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Mongoose - set up and play" by rkt123, which runs 4 min.

To see it played, watch "Mongoose video" by rkt123.

If you like it, try Coup, The Chameleon, Melee and Accuse!, also by Rikki Tahta.

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Mongoose videoPlaythrough1:35

Mongoose video

rkt123

rkt123

Mongoose - set up and playHow to play4:18

Mongoose - set up and play

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rkt123

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About Mongoose

From BoardGameGeek:

A small aggressive deduction game. You have two animals hiding in the bush. You can see everyone else's animals but not your own! By fighting or cooperating with other animals you can win food and clues as to which animals you have. The winner is the first player to successfully guess both their animals or to accumulate four more food than every other player. -description from the designer

Designer

Rikki Tahta

Artist

Andrew Higgins

Publisher

La Mame Games

Categories

Animals

Mechanics

Deduction
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