Croak!

Hop your frogs across a hidden pond one tile at a time, eating rivals before your own queen gets swallowed.

πŸ‘₯ 2–4 players⏱ approx. 20 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min6+
β˜… 5.7 Β· BGG #7,104

Who it's for

Families with kids ready for a bit of light tactics and the occasional gleeful frog-eating moment.

Not for you if…

You want zero randomness in your board games, since the hidden tiles keep every hop a small gamble.

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Vibe's take

playful, tactical, snappy, unpredictable, quietly cutthroat

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About this game

Croak! turns an empty 8x8 grid into a pond you discover one hop at a time. Every tile starts face down, so moving your frog to an adjacent space reveals what you are dealing with: a lily pad that bounces you onward, a mosquito that grants another move, sticky mud that flips you helplessly on your back. Land on a rival frog and you eat it outright. The board rewards memory of what you have already uncovered almost as much as bold hopping, and the game ends the instant only one queen frog remains.

Grid revealed tile by tileEat rival frogs on landingLast queen frog wins

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Players

Best at 4 playersWorks with 2–4

Duration

20 min

Ages 6+

Complexity

1.6 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

5.7/10

Rank #7,104

538 ratings

Published

1999

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