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Man-Eater!
Man-Eater!
Early prototype board and pieces
Contemporary ad for the first edition of Maneater by Footloose Productions, 1977.  This ad appeared in the programme for Games Day III (1977) held in London.
Man-Eater (Footloose) Second Edition publicity shot, 1978

Man-Eater! (1976)

Players
2–5
Best: 2
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
0+
6.34
Average rating
47
Ratings
1.17/5
Weight
#22843
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:R. A. Nadeau, Nick Young, Richard Macrory
Artist:Brian Bolland
Publisher:Footloose Productions Ltd
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 2.3, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity2.3
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

BluffingHumorSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action SelectionRoll / Spin and Move

Overview

Maneater is a fun beer and pretzels game with a Jaws theme.

One player is the shark, while the others are swimmers trying to get from their air mattresses to the safety of the beach. The Shark player secretly plots his move, then the swimmers roll and move, and finally, the shark moves. If the shark lands next to a swimmer, legs are eaten; shark lands on a swimmer, and the swimmer is eaten. Special red herring dice adds random events. Swimmers feature detachable legs (you can also play this game with Jelly Babies).

The game features art by comic book artist Brian Bolland.

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