# The Bestiary

The Bestiary is a board game for 3–8 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 8.

- **Players:** 3–8 (best with 8)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Puzzle, Deduction
- **Mechanics:** Pattern Recognition, Communication Limits, Pattern Building, Induction

**Designers:** Gerardo Maria Priore

**Artists:** Gerardo Maria Priore

**Publishers:** Beyond Words Games

## Similar games

- [Zendo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zendo)
- [Eleusis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/eleusis)
- [Cryptid](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cryptid)
- [A Message From the Stars](https://www.ludoya.com/games/a-message-from-the-stars)
- [Rosetta: The Lost Language](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rosetta-the-lost-language)
- [Pictures](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pictures-2)
- [Perspectives](https://www.ludoya.com/games/perspectives-2)
- [Paint the Roses](https://www.ludoya.com/games/paint-the-roses)
- [Phantom Ink](https://www.ludoya.com/games/phantom-ink)
- [Paint the Roses: Deluxe Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/paint-the-roses-deluxe-edition)
- [The Ravens of Thri Sahashri](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-ravens-of-thri-sahashri)
- [Concept Kids: Animals](https://www.ludoya.com/games/concept-kids-animals)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-strange-forgeries-of-mr-scrheber-the-bestiary)
- [The Bestiary in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-strange-forgeries-of-mr-scrheber-the-bestiary)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431392)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._