2012Rikki Tahta
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 10
2 - 6 players15 minLight weight

2025Rikki Tahta
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
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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.
2012Rikki Tahta
2 - 6 players15 minLight weight
2017Rikki Tahta
3 - 8 players15 minLight weight
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