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Aug 3, 2026·How to play·02:45·750·Watch on YouTube

Bear Necessities — How to play

Mojito Studios

Mojito Studios

Watch “Bear Necessities — How to play,” a how-to-play guide for Bear Necessities from Mojito Studios on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Mojito Studios on YouTube:

Bear Necessities is a card drafting and tableau building game for 2-4 players by Johan Benvenuto and Gricha German, illustrated by Kerri Aitken, published by Mojito Studios. This video walks you through the essentials to get you playing quickly. The full rulebook covers edge cases and specific interactions between cards. Pre-order here: https://www.mojitostudios.com/index.php?section=presale&code=bear-necessities #bearnecessities #howtoplay #boardgames #cardgame #cozygames #tableaubuilding #mojitostudios #spielessen2026

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Bear Necessities

Bear Necessities

2026·Johan Benvenuto, Gricha German

2 - 4 players
30 - 45 min

About Bear Necessities, from BoardGameGeek:

Bear Necessities is a competitive tableau‑building game featuring simultaneous drafting with a reserve, in‑game scoring, and honeypots! During each round, players draft two cards from their starting hand: one to add to their tableau and one to save for the next round, then pass the remaining cards to the player on their left. The card you add to your tableau must be placed orthogonally adjacent to an already placed card, and it activates immediately, granting you victory points. It also triggers all of its adjacent neighbors, creating powerful combos and cascading effects. The cards you receive from the other player are combined with the one you saved from the previous round, and you draft again until your hand is empty. At that point, you replenish your hand and repeat the process until everyone has completed a 4‑column by 3‑row grid: after 12 rounds, the game ends and the player with the most points is the winner! -description from the publisher

Designers

Johan Benvenuto, Gricha German

Artist

Kerri Aitken

Publisher

Mojito Studios

Categories

AnimalsCard Game

Mechanics

DraftingHand Management
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