Beasty Bar: Down Under

About this board game

Beasty Bar: Down Under is a tactical queue game for 2–4 players, with play time of about 30 minutes. Players send sea creatures toward Heaven’s Gate, hoping to get as many of their animals as possible into the bar.

Each turn, a player adds one of their animals to the line. When the queue is full, the two animals at the front can enter the bar, while the animal at the end must return home. Reaching the front is therefore crucial, and every creature brings a fishy trick that can change the order.

• The magical manta ray uses a diversionary maneuver.
• The eel can squeeze unnoticed into even the smallest gap.
• The noble swordfish duels for a place in line.

These abilities give the queue a constantly shifting shape. Players must judge when to commit an animal, how to push toward the front, and how to avoid ending up at the back when the line is processed.

In the end, the player who places the most animals in the bar wins. With its colorful sea-creature cast and simple but disruptive queue system, Beasty Bar: Down Under offers a lively contest at Heaven’s Gate. It can also be combined with earlier Beasty Bar titles for an expanded game.