# Mantis

Mantis is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 10 minutes and is meant for ages 7 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.5 out of 10 by 20 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $9.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 10 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 7+
- **Complexity:** 1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Take That, Push Your Luck, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.5 out of 10, from 20 reviews
- **Owned by:** 83 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 414
- **Unique players:** 329

**Designers:** Jeremy Posner, Ken Gruhl

**Artists:** Matthew Inman

**Publishers:** Exploding Kittens

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 9.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/366462 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 14.74 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/mantis |
| Miniature Market | 19.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/mantis-ekmnts-core-5-290265.html |
| 401 Games | 22.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/mantis |
| Ludifolie | 17.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/16074-mantis.html |
| Zatu Games | 17.55 £ | https://zatu.com/products/mantis |
| Games Empire | 33.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/mantis-by-exploding-kittens |
| Good Games | 34.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/mantis |
| Gameology | 35.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/mantis-board-game |
| Travelling Man | 19.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/mantis |
| Spielezar | 29.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/mantis-de |

## Expansions

- [MANTIS: Power Token](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mantis-power-token)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mantis)
- [Mantis in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mantis)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358690)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._