Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Beasts by Pandasaurus is a cooperative card game that challenges players with an evolving numerical puzzle and restricted communication. In this video, we teach how to play Beasts, covering setup, suits, beasts, discard tokens, and the core gameplay loop as players work together to climb from low numbers to high numbers while managing dangerous dragons that block suits. If you enjoy cooperative board games with tight decision-making and shared problem-solving, Beasts offers a unique and satisfying experience.
Designed for players who enjoy puzzle-driven card games, Beasts rewards careful planning, timing, and subtle communication. With beautiful foil cards, striking artwork, and scalable difficulty through beast count and discard tokens, this Pandasaurus game is ideal for fans of cooperative strategy games looking for something compact but challenging.
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Beasts is a co-operative card game in which players work together to climb ever higher through a series of three-digit numbers, transforming the current number by strategically covering one digit at a time. Each player plays all cards of a single suit from their hand on their turn, always aiming to create a new number that's higher than the last.
But things get wild when the beasts arrive. These mischievous creatures correspond to specific card types — like Whole Hearts or Broken Spades — and once they show up, they restrict where those card types can be played on the board. Beasts are startled when placed above matching cards, which makes them move (or even flee), and part of your team's challenge is luring and managing these creatures so that they don't block your most valuable options.
Each player has limited information they can communicate, so the game hinges on clever planning, interpreting your teammates' cues, and maximizing every turn. With just a few shared discard tokens and an ever-growing number, your group will need to work in perfect sync to survive all the beasts and play every card in the deck.
Complete the deck, tame the chaos, and claim victory with the highest number possible — if you can outwit the beasts.
—description from the publisher
Beasts by Pandasaurus is a cooperative card game that challenges players with an evolving numerical puzzle and restricted communication. In this video, we teach how to play Beasts, covering setup, suits, beasts, discard tokens, and the core gameplay loop as players work together to climb from low numbers to high numbers while managing dangerous dragons that block suits. If you enjoy cooperative board games with tight decision-making and shared problem-solving, Beasts offers a unique and satisfying experience.
Designed for players who enjoy puzzle-driven card games, Beasts rewards careful planning, timing, and subtle communication. With beautiful foil cards, striking artwork, and scalable difficulty through beast count and discard tokens, this Pandasaurus game is ideal for fans of cooperative strategy games looking for something compact but challenging.
Legendary Tactics received a review copy of this game.
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Beasts is a co-operative card game in which players work together to climb ever higher through a series of three-digit numbers, transforming the current number by strategically covering one digit at a time. Each player plays all cards of a single suit from their hand on their turn, always aiming to create a new number that's higher than the last.
But things get wild when the beasts arrive. These mischievous creatures correspond to specific card types — like Whole Hearts or Broken Spades — and once they show up, they restrict where those card types can be played on the board. Beasts are startled when placed above matching cards, which makes them move (or even flee), and part of your team's challenge is luring and managing these creatures so that they don't block your most valuable options.
Each player has limited information they can communicate, so the game hinges on clever planning, interpreting your teammates' cues, and maximizing every turn. With just a few shared discard tokens and an ever-growing number, your group will need to work in perfect sync to survive all the beasts and play every card in the deck.
Complete the deck, tame the chaos, and claim victory with the highest number possible — if you can outwit the beasts.
—description from the publisher





![PANZERBLITZ - Historical Review: Avalon Hill’s Classic Wargame Breakdown
This video reviews Panzer Blitz, the classic Avalon Hill tactical wargame, and evaluates its order of battle (OB) system, gameplay balance, and historical accuracy. It discusses the so-called “Panzer Bush syndrome” and how it affects the game’s overall realism and design quality.
The analysis also compares Panzer Blitz to its improved successor systems found in Panzer Leader and Arab-Israeli Wars, showing how the design evolved over time. While Panzer Blitz was innovative and influential in the development of hex-and-counter wargaming, this review explains why it now shows its age compared to later titles in the system.
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PanzerBlitz is a groundbreaking board-wargame of armored warfare on the Eastern Front in World War II.
The game is tactical scale (company/platoon sized units) with geomorphic map boards. The 352 counters were 5/8-inch and very striking for their time.
250 meters per hex, 6 minutes per turn.
Avalon Hill Complexity Rating: 6
[From the box back]
...from the other side of the ridge comes the clanking thunder and the ominous dust-cloud that heralds the arrival of an onrushing wave of deadly steel: German armored columns on the attack.
...Russian tank commanders slam shut the hatches of their dreaded T-34s...gun crews prime their weapons and infantrymen hug the earth...
...and there-topping the rise!...a glint of dawn reflecting off the muzzle of the first German tanks...
PanzerBlitz is about to begin!
The game of PanzerBlitz enables you to re-create the drama and furious action of tactical-level armored warfare. Battle-simulations take place on a realistic mapboard which reproduces about twenty square miles of typical Russian terrain. The playing pieces are accurate symbolization of the platoon and company sized units which fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. More than a dozen different “scenarios” are given, each of which allows you to re-create a completely new game-situation in which to exercise your skill as an armor tactician. Prior military knowledge or experience, however, is not needed to play PanzerBlitz-just common sense, clear thinking and a competitive spirit. PANZERBLITZ - Historical Review: Avalon Hill’s Classic Wargame Breakdown](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qmPjFtBruis/mqdefault.jpg)




