BUG OUT

INTRODUCTION
Board game for 2 players.
Bug Theme strategy game.

WINNING
You win the game if you accumulate 7 points. 
The winner is said to be “All Bugged Out”
If no one can move because all bugs are marked, the 
player with the most points wins.

THE BOARD
Use a regular chessboard of 8 x 8 = 64 spaces.

THE PIECES
Each player has a set of glass beads of a unique color.
Glass beads are used as control markers.
Players share a common set of Bug Counters.
Bug Counters are flat & should have a picture of a Bug on them.
There are 7 types of Bugs.
There 4 of each type of counter.
A complete set has 28 Bug Counters.

THE BUGS
Bug Name:		Abr	Move:
Bee            		B	Moves exactly one space diagonally
Ant            		A	Moves exactly one space orthogonally
Ladybug        		L	Moves exactly two spaces diagonally
Grass Hopper		G	Moves like a Knight in Chess
Beetle			T	Moves exactly two spaces orthogonally
Spider        		S	Moves exactly three spaces diagonally
Dragon Fly    		D	Moves exactly three spaces orthogonally
Abr = Abbreviation	

SETUP
Place one Bug Counter on each of the 28 edge squares of the Board.
Diagrammatically, Bugs are placed thus:

B	A	L	G	T	S	D	B
D	-	-	-	-	-	-	A
S	-	-	-	-	-	-	L
T	-	-	-	-	-	-	G
G	-	-	-	-	-	-	T
L	-	-	-	-	-	-	S
A	-	-	-	-	-	-	D
B	D	S	T	G	L	A	B


TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
On you turn, move one unmarked bug
Place one of your control marker beads on the Bug you moved
If you line up 3 of your control markers in a row you score one point.
(Orthogonal only, not diagonally)
Use coins to record points.
Getting 3 in a row is referred to as a “Bug Out”
Remove control markers from all 3 bugs involved in a Bug Out.

MOVEMENT
Pieces can jump over (crawl over) each other. 

STING RULE
If you catch an Enemy Bug between 2 Bugs you control, remove
The control marker from the Bug in the middle (You got stung!)
(Orthogonal only, not diagonally)

VARIANT
For a harder game get 4 in a row.