How To Play Herd Mentality
Herd Mentality Game Rules (PDF Instructions)
2 - 4
Players
10+
Ages
30 MIN
Play Time
$20
Price
Embrace your inner cow in Herd Mentality, a social deduction family party board game with a straightforward mission: synchronize your answers with the rest of the herd. The game kicks off with a random question—such as "What's the largest fruit you could fit in your mouth without chopping it up?" Each player clandestinely jots down their response. If your answer aligns with the majority, you win cows. However, if your answer stands alone, you'll be saddled with the Pink Cow, rendering your herd worthless—unless you can offload it to someone else!
The Question Wrangler reads aloud a card, prompting each player (including the Wrangler) to write down their answer in secrecy. Answers are then revealed one by one, starting with the Question Wrangler. If your answer matches the majority, you earn a cow and expand your herd. However, if your answer is unique, you're stuck with the Pink Cow as your punishment. The only reprieve is for another player to become the odd one out in a subsequent round. While holding the Pink Cow, you're unable to win the game, regardless of the size of your herd. Though you can continue to collect cows, they hold no value until you pass on the Pink Cow to another player.
This game should come with the following components. These are based off of the original game and don't include components from any expansion packs or different editions. Depeding how when your game was released, it might contain slightly different items than those listed below.The Question Wrangler reads aloud a card, prompting each player (including the Wrangler) to write down their answer in secrecy. Answers are then revealed one by one, starting with the Question Wrangler. If your answer matches the majority, you earn a cow and expand your herd. However, if your answer is unique, you're stuck with the Pink Cow as your punishment. The only reprieve is for another player to become the odd one out in a subsequent round. While holding the Pink Cow, you're unable to win the game, regardless of the size of your herd. Though you can continue to collect cows, they hold no value until you pass on the Pink Cow to another player.
- 100 Question Cards
- Double Sided
- 62 Cow Tokens
- 2 Answer Pads
- 1 Squeezy Pink Cow
- 1 Cow Paddock
- 1 Potato Sticker
- Official Herd Mentality Game Rules And Instructions
The first player to collect a herd of eight cows is the winner.
Please keep in mind that the official Herd Mentality PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the game version you have. These instructions are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging and will teach you how to play. Download them to view now or print them for later use. No need to worry if you've lost your copy or if you need a quick refresher course.
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