A modular board game where you race away from the goal, not toward it, and being first to score actually means you lose.
Who it's for
Groups who enjoy chaotic, take-that card play with a spatial twist, and fans of the original Frantic card game curious about the board game spin-off.
Not for you if…
You want a straightforward race game or dislike having your plans disrupted by opponents – Frantic's whole appeal is built on unpredictability and getting sabotaged.
Vibe's take
Chaotic and reactive – the shifting board and card-based sabotage mean plans rarely survive contact with the table, and the inverted win condition keeps everyone second-guessing their moves.
Frantic Brettspiel takes the card game's chaotic energy and gives it a modular board to move across, where the goal is to stay as far from the finish as possible while pushing everyone else toward it. Shortcuts, detours, and traps shift with every reconfiguration of the board, so no two games follow the same route. Cards let you manipulate the situation directly, and the twist that makes it click: the first player to hit a set number of points actually loses.
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Players
Duration
40–60 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
2.0 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
5.5/10
Rank #18,587
51 ratings
Published
2025