Kernel Panic
Ten minutes, four processors, one shared deck of frantic arithmetic.
- Designer
- Michael Patashnik
- Published by
- Red Pup Games
Kernel Panic casts the whole table as the processors of one machine, racing a ten-minute clock to compute the exact two-digit numbers its task cards demand, with no turns and one shared deck.
Who it's for
Groups who enjoy talking over each other while doing fast mental math against a timer.
Not for you if…
Mental arithmetic under time pressure stresses you out, or you prefer to think a move through in peace.
Vibe's take
Loud, breathless and pleasantly chaotic – more like a team debugging against a deadline than a quiet puzzle.
Published 2026 · this year
newer than 95% of games
In 38 collections
collected more than 8% of games
1–4 players · ages 8+
Best with 4 · publisher: 13+
10–20 min
shorter than 84% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.8 out of 5 · lighter than 65%
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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