2022Manny Vega
- Videos
- 181
- Creators
- 133
1 - 5 players60 minMedium weight

2026Manny Vega
Mainly reviews. Elementary is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
Welcome to Monster Elementary, a mystical grade school where Snax are social currency and every lunchbox is a chance to make new friends. Bluff your classmates, collect delicious treats, recruit quirky monster friends, and build the lunch table every monster wants to join. Elementary is a family-friendly bluffing and tableau-building dice game. Each round, players secretly shake and roll custom Snax dice inside their lunchboxes before taking turns raising the stakes, calling bluffs, and competing to earn first pick from the cafeteria's vending machine. The Snax you collect can be traded to recruit monster friends, each bringing unique abilities and elemental synergies to your growing friend folio. As your circle of friends grows, so do the powerful combinations you can create, rewarding clever planning as much as daring bluffs. Over the course of the game, you'll collect Snax, outwit your classmates, and make new friends. -description from the designer
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Elementary has 5 videos from 5 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from July to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Elementary | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes! | Delightful Monsters, Dice, and Friendship" by kovray, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Elementary - Rapid Review! #BoardGames #BoardGameReview #TabletopGames #DiceGames #BoardGameVideo" by How I Roll. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Elementary - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play.
If you like it, try Flamecraft, Flamecraft Duals, Tea Witches and Flamecraft: Dragons & Dragons, also by Manny Vega.
2022Manny Vega
1 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
2025Manny Vega
1 - 2 players30 - 45 minLight weight
2025Manny Vega
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2025Manny Vega
1 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Welcome to Monster Elementary, a mystical grade school where Snax are social currency and every lunchbox is a chance to make new friends. Bluff your classmates, collect delicious treats, recruit quirky monster friends, and build the lunch table every monster wants to join. Elementary is a family-friendly bluffing and tableau-building dice game. Each round, players secretly shake and roll custom Snax dice inside their lunchboxes before taking turns raising the stakes, calling bluffs, and competing to earn first pick from the cafeteria's vending machine. The Snax you collect can be traded to recruit monster friends, each bringing unique abilities and elemental synergies to your growing friend folio. As your circle of friends grows, so do the powerful combinations you can create, rewarding clever planning as much as daring bluffs. Over the course of the game, you'll collect Snax, outwit your classmates, and make new friends. -description from the designer
Designer
Manny Vega
Artist
Sandara Tang
Publisher
Littlest Lantern
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