Best games from the Cockroach series 2026

Cockroach Poker Royal (Kakerlakenpoker Royal) elevates the art of bluffing to a royally entertaining level. This game, a twist on the original Kakerlakenpoker, swaps the traditional poker deck for one festooned with critters like cockroaches, rats, and stink bugs, emphasizing bluffing over traditional poker hands.

Cockroach Poker is a lighthearted and engaging card game focused on bluffing and reverse set collection. It features various critters like cockroaches, rats, and stink bugs, and the aim is to trick others into collecting these undesirable creatures.

Players count together from 1 to 20, taking turns to say a number. It may sound easy, but Fritz, the troublemaker, invents new rules that players must remember. Just when one rule is memorized, another one is introduced. How many rules can you keep track of?

Cheating Moth is a mischievously fun card game where cheating isn't just allowed, it's necessary to win! Players aim to get rid of all their cards, but traditional card play is only part of the strategy. You'll also need to cleverly cheat by secretly dropping cards without getting caught. Each round begins with players holding eight cards and trying to play a card onto the discard pile that is exactly one number higher or lower than the top card. But here's the twist: certain cards, like the Cheating Moth cards, can't be discarded normally and must be slyly disposed of through cheating.

Players aim to create the best garden while preventing locusts from destroying it. Each player starts with eight bidding cards and must strategically play them to collect different plant cards: corn, strawberries, broccoli, blackberries, and locusts. The player with the most plant cards after eight rounds earns a point chip, and the game ends when the garden deck is depleted.

To win, players must get rid of their cards before everyone else, and unlike most games, they can cheat to discard cards from their hand. However, one player acts as the guardian, and if they catch someone cheating, that player must keep their original card and take one of the guardian's cards while also becoming the guardian themselves.

Cockroach Salad is a fast-paced card game where players work together to create a salad but not always truthfully. With 128 cards representing different vegetables and the dreaded "taboo" vegetables with cockroaches, the aim is to deceive your way to victory. The game becomes a test of quick thinking and deception as you navigate through the rules of when to tell the truth and when to lie about the vegetables you're adding to the salad.

Fast food for foodies is the highlight of this game, where players must choose the right dishes while navigating changing colors of lids. Beware of spoiled ingredients like rancid cheese or rotten eggs, and the pesky fly that appears unexpectedly. The challenge is to collect the most delicacies.

Players engage in a fast-paced card game where they must call out the correct color or type, shout "Plapparagei," or mimic others. However, one color is forbidden, adding a layer of challenge. It's crucial to stay alert and know exactly what to say.

Kakerlaken Sushi combines lies and seafood in a fast-paced, real-time game. Players must navigate through chaos while trying to outwit their opponents.

Players work together to create a soup made from leeks, peppers, carrots, and mushrooms, but they won't always reveal the ingredients they add! The game features a deck of 128 cards, including vegetable cards and "Taboo" cards showing cockroaches that may require special actions. If a player makes a mistake or hesitates too long, they must pick up all previously played cards, and the first player to run out of cards wins.

A fast-paced card game inspired by other titles, it features 120 animal cards including dogs, cows, donkeys, goats, cats, and parrots, along with five special tarantula cards. Players must mimic the sounds of animals shown on previous cards before discarding their own, all within a strict time limit. Additional expert rules add complexity, creating unique challenges such as forcing cards to be placed on donkeys or having dogs change the direction of play.

Cockroaches are ready to hit the dance floor in this lively game. Players take turns playing their dance cards and must perform the correct—or completely wrong—dance moves and sounds while naming the dance style.

Players face each other across the game board, which features four cockroaches arranged in four rows. On their turn, a player places stones in front of them, one per row, while the opponent reveals one or more of these stones. The goal is to mislead the opponent into making the wrong choice and to be the first to lure a cockroach to their side of the board.

Players use 64 cards featuring only two designs: 32 sharks and 32 dolphins. The goal is to release five sharks and trigger the shark alarm. If they fail, the player with the most dolphins wins, allowing for victories through both sharks and dolphins.

In "Assel Schlamassel," players must know their bugs and how many of each are present. Each player starts with three scoring cards featuring one of four animal types, ranging from 1 to 5 on each card. Players take turns drawing from a central pile, trying to communicate which animal and how many are on the card by clapping, but must be cautious, as incorrect guesses cost cards from their scoring stack.

A smiling, devious-looking caterpillar is featured on the box of "Räuber Raupe." Don't trust it!