• Red and pink game components: The red back of the box, The red cover cards for the Full Circle, Triad, and Under the Rose modules, the red player health tracker, the red meeple and buttons, and the Under the Rose Sky and Horizon card backs.
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Mantis Falls

Mantis Falls

$37.99 USD
$37.99 USD
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Like life... a cooperative game that's only really cooperative sometimes.

COMPONENTS:

  • 216 Cards
  • 1 Playmat
  • 6 Cloth Bags
  • 3 Wooden Player Pieces
  • 3 Wooden Roses
  • 6 Wooden Buttons
  • 1 Manual

BONUS: Free Strategy Guide with every copy purchased here, as an exclusive thank you for buying directly from the game's designers! ❤️

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          Mantis Falls is an award-winning "sometimes cooperative" hidden traitor strategy game for 2-3 players. It mixes hand-building and tactical card play with deduction and tenuous cooperation.

          Mantis Falls game board laid out and photographed from above

          Players are set on the dark film-noir roads of Mantis Falls, a mob-ruled mountain town, in the 1940s. As witness to something not meant to be seen, they are now hunted for their information. Taking single steps down increasingly dark and dangerous roads, players must survive the night and make it out of town alive.

          Together, they must frequently apply cooperation and trust to navigate the night together... but things may not all be as they seem...

          Role cards being flipped over to show two witness cards and an assassin card

          Mantis Falls is a "sometimes cooperative" game. Each game may be entirely witnesses, in which case players only win if they all survive together - or there could secretly be an assassin hidden among them, subtly manipulating the situation and waiting for the right moment to strike.

          Two hunter action cards showing the full front of the card "A Show of Trust" which says "1. Show your hand: Show your entire hand to the other player 2. Learn something: Give the other player the option of showing you as much or as little of their own action hand as they like."

          Mantis Falls combines hand-building, risk management and social deduction in a detailed blend of strategy and player interaction. Players make concealed moves and develop hidden plans, but will also need to have thorough conversations throughout as they discuss tactics, defend their choices and bluff to protect carefully guarded secrets.

          Two events cards showing. One event card is fully visible and is labeled an Unseen Opposition with a health of "yellow number". The card says that if the opposition is not defeated players receive your choice of any number between 1 and 3 wounds, divided among the players as you choose. If the event is defeated players heal wounds up to your green number, divided among the players as you choose.

          In their slow walk, players seek allies, acquire tools and become encumbered by grave afflictions. The steps forward present secret "unseen" events and double-edged action cards, which stir confusion and degrade trust. As the night wears, witnesses and assassins alike must both tread the line between the value of teamwork and a preparation to kill.

          Exterior front cover of the game box for Mantis Falls.

          We created Mantis Falls to be a suspenseful and emotional journey shared with friends. Sometimes it is a game of cooperation balanced with secrets and doubts, and sometimes it is a game of competition balanced with indecision and sacrifice. With skill and craft, you may figure out which one you are playing before it's too late.

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          Reception

          Laurels

          As a labor of love and the first release from Distant Rabbit Games, Mantis Falls was brought to life by more than 6,600 backers on Kickstarter. It has now won numerous game-design awards, released in five languages and sold more than 60,000 copies. See what reviewers have been saying:

          • Four identical ally card fronts, which read: "Mr. Edwards, the Man with Connections. Complete with four Mr. Edwards cards. Draw one additional event card during event draw on your turns. Choose one and discard the other."

            "A masterwork of game craft."

            "Masterful game design and atmospheric artwork come together here and result in a first class game."

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            - Patrick Gerk, GAME2GETHER

          • Mantis Falls cloth playmat folded up, showing the Mantis Falls logo.

            "An amazing and terrifying experience!"

            "If you like social deduction and ever play two or three player games, I cannot recommend this highly enough."

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            - SvsJ Boardgames

          • Three small wooden meeples; one red meeple wearing a dress and carrying a handbag, one white meeple wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, and one brown meeple wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella.

            "Unlike any other game I have played."

            "I recommend Mantis Falls as an important addition to any game collection."

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            - Michael Knight, GeekDad

          • Four fanned character cards. One that's not visible has a picture of boxing gloves. The front of the visible one has a picture of a stethoscope and reads: Doctor: Maximum wounds: Seven. Special: During your "last gasp" action plays, heal yourself an additional wound for yourself any time you are healed by the Doctor's Bag.

            "My heart was pounding..."

            "One of the most well-made tabletop experiences for two players I have ever played.”

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            - Marcus Orchard, Sequential Planet
          • Mantis Falls set up with cards and a large central board and photographed from above on a white background.

            "You're on the edge of your seat the whole way through."

            "Hidden role games can be very difficult to get right, but these guys have got this game perfect."

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            - Adam, Die Rollin'

          • Red and pink game components: The red back of the box, The red cover cards for the Full Circle, Triad, and Under the Rose modules, the red player health tracker, the red meeple and buttons, and the Under the Rose Sky and Horizon card backs.

            "This is an amazing game."

            "It is such a breath of fresh air to see a game that is so different."

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            - Jason, Board Game Mechanics

          • "A massive hit at our game night."

            "The artwork, components and gameplay knit together to create atmosphere and challenge in equal measure. You really do feel this one.”

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            - Pete Douglas, Zatu Games

          • The front of the Mantis Falls game box reading: Mantis Falls (a game of trust) Like life... a cooperative game that's only really cooperative sometimes. Leaning on the box are the assassin and witness role cards.

            "Distant Rabbit have put together a beautiful, beautiful game."

            "I absolutely loved Mantis Falls."

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            - Hairy Game Lords
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          How to Play


          Interactive Tutorial‎ ‎ • ‎ Manual‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ Tips and Strategies


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          Music

          Click here for the Mantis Falls Original Soundtrack and other theme music suggestions.‎