Bears!

Scramble for survival as wild bears rampage through your campsite, frantically pair weapons and escape routes in real time, and decide whether to risk sleeping through the attack for massive bonus points.

Bears! (designed by Anne-Marie De Witt, published by Fireside Games, Item #FSG03001) is a high-speed, competitive real-time dice-matching game that turns a peaceful wilderness getaway into an all-out camping disaster. While hammering in the final tent pegs, rustling in the bushes heralds a pack of hungry bears barreling straight into camp. The core gameplay objective centers on rapid-fire visual recognition, dice pairing, and score maximization: players race simultaneously to grab matching pairs of dice from the center pool, trying to be the first to reach 100 total points across several chaotic rounds.

The primary mechanical hurdle stems from processing logical pairings at breakneck speed while balancing the temptation to push your luck. Each round begins by rolling 5 Camp Dice per player into a communal center pool. All players then roll their own 5 Player Dice simultaneously and race—using only one hand—to match their results with the Camp Dice in the middle:

• Gun + Bear: Shoots the bear (+1 point).

• Running Sneaker + Tent: Runs away from the tent to safety (+2 points).

• Sleeping Camper: Scores a massive payout (+5 points per sleeper), but requires zero matches.

Players may continuously reroll their uncommitted Player Dice as many times as they want, locking in pairs as they go. However, matching mistakes—such as paring running sneakers with a bear or guns with a tent—result in penalty point deductions. The round ends abruptly the second either the last Bear die or the last Tent die is snatched from the middle. If any bears are left prowling the camp at the end of the round, every sleeping camper you left in your camp is devoured, wiping out those points entirely. Designed for 2 to 4 players aged 7 and up (expandable with additional sets), each round plays in about 20 seconds, wrapping up a complete 100-point tournament in roughly 20 minutes. To survive the woods, you must keep your hands quick, spot valid pairs before your rivals clean out the camp, and know exactly when it is safe to sleep.

Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 7+ Years
Publisher: Fireside Games
Play Time: ~20 Minutes
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Complexity: Very Light (Real-Time Dice Rolling, Pattern/Icon Pairing, Push-Your-Luck, Simultaneous Play, Family Party Game)

What's in the Box?

• 20 White Camp Dice
• 20 Black Player Dice
• 4 Quick-Reference Scoring Cards
• 1 Rule Sheet