Herd Mentality: The Udderly Addictive Family Board Game
HERD MENTALITY
- WANNA JOIN THE HERD? Flip over a question, grab a pencil and follow the crowd.
- WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ROBOT ARMS OR ROBOT LEGS? Try to figure out what everyone else would write! If your answer is in the majority, you win cows.
- WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T STAND OUT: If your answer is the odd one out, you’ll be given the Pink Cow and you’ll have no chance of winning…until you can moo-ve it on to someone else.
- EASY TO LEARN, QUICK TO PLAY: For ages 10+ for between 4-20 players and games last 20 minutes.
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The Moolicious Family Board Game
HOW TO PLAY HERD MENTALITY
Herd Mentality is a board game all about blending in. It’s quick to learn and easy to play – even for groups of up to 20 people.
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“Would you rather have robot arms or robot legs?”
THINK LIKE THE HERD
Read a question card to start the game. Your mission is to blend in with the herd, so each player must think of an answer that the majority of people will say.
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Be one with the herd
LET CATTLE COMMENCE
Write down secretly your answer. After, everyone must reveal their answers one by one. If your answer is in the majority, you win cows (and who doesn’t love cows?!)
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Whatever you do, don’t stand out
PINK COW OF DOOM
Beware the pink cow. If your answer is the odd one you’ll get stuck with the pink cow of doom. You can’t win until you get rid of it by giving an answer that blends in!
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Fun for the whole family
THE UDDERLY ADDICTIVE FAMILY BOARD GAME
The first one to 8 cow coins wins. Everyone can join the herd! This game is perfect for ages 10+ (or anyone who can follow the rules).
LOVED BY EVERYONE
Herd Mentality is the udderly addictive family board game that everyone loves. All the family can join the herd.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T STAND OUT
To win this game you need to get into the minds of the other players. Think like the herd and you’ll have 8 cow coins in no time.
Can you play Herd Mentality over zoom?
You sure can! On our website we have specific rules for playing Herd Mentality on video calls.
For how long does the pink cow stays with the odd player?
You must keep until another player becomes the odd one out.
Can you collect cow coins while having the pink cow?
Yes, you can collect cow coins while having the pink cow, but you can’t win until you pass it to other player.
Big Potato Games Comparison
 Herd Mentality |  Don’t Get Go |  Weird Things |  Mr Lister | |
| Age range | 10+ | 10+ | 14+ | 14+ |
| Travel size | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Number of players | 4-20 | 2-10 | 3+ | 3-20 |
| Games duration | 30 mins | 30 mins-30 years | 20 mins | 30 mins |
| Box dimensions | 266 x 203 x 67mm | 170x50x240 mm | 240x170x60mm | 160x125x45mm |
| Dimensions: | 20.3 x 6.7 x 26.6 cm; 640 Grams |
| Model: | HERD01 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Assembly: | No |
Great fun game for all ages.
There’s no right or wrong answer, you just need to give the answer that the majority you are playing with give. Great for all ages, with grannie playing alongside grandson.
Can you hide in the herd
Well… you will look at others differently. What will they write, how are they thinking. You change your perspective to grasp others to win the game. It can cause a ruckus with persons laughing ‘you lied, that’s not what you think or do’ because it’s not about you it’s about staying hidden and going with the crowd. Good fun game.
Even none game lovers will enjoy this..A must have!
What a laugh! It’s sooo easy to play and interact with. You’re colleagues will reveal their true selves through their answers ….as will you. It’s also so easy to incorporate your own questions/subjects too. A must have game.
Good game if played correctly.
This game is excellent for family gatherings, there are 5 of us and it worked well, once we figured out how to play it correctly.
Initially we were answering the questions by putting down just what we thought, this doesn’t work, the idea is to put the answer that you think everyone else has put…….if you put the same as others you get points, tokens, if you put an answer that no-one else puts you get the cow.
Can create some good debates and discussion.
Great game!
Absolutely great game for different generations to all play together. Bought one for ourselves after playing a relatives one. Each round goes quickly so patience doesn’t wear thin that easily.
Simple and Fu
We buy games every year, most of which are quite expensive and get played once on Xmas or Boxing Day and are then forgotten. This one was cheap, cheerful and we’ve already played it several days. The kids are teens now but are more than happy to play. It’s VERY easy and for anyone. We got quite loud mooing at each other, which will get us some strange looks when we take it on holiday this summer.
Easy game for the whole family to play. Players were ranged between 10 years and 92 years old and were all able to join in and have fun. We found this game good for our elderly relatives especially as there was no pressure to remember facts to answer questions, which has stressed them out previously with other games. The game is quick and easy to set up too.
Great game!
I bought this on recommendation looking at reviews. The family and friends love it – I can tell as they keep borrowing it. It is easy to play and covers all abilities and ages. Plus it doesn’t take forever to finish.
Great little game, but it has messy black felt on the box...
I purchased the reduced packaging version (smaller box) so the normal version may not have the same issue. The front cover of the box has black cow patches made with felt material, which is a cute idea but terribly messy in reality. They shed endlessly so it cannot be cleaned off. We ended up just throwing away the lid of the box!
Moo!
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Love this game! Used it in a work team meeting today with some amazing answers. Tears of laughter. Enjoyed by all.
Brilliant game better with more players
Our kids absolutely love this. Fun game to play perfect for parties or family gatherings. Works best with a minimum of 4 but better with 6 or 8 or more players. A good game of great minds think alike or how well do you know the others.
Have played about 5 times so far and will definitely have it out some more.
Easy to play and fu
Simple game but really good fun. We played this with 4-8 family members and friends of all ages and everyone loved it!! Was really easy to understand the rules, and it lasted a very long time before we got bored. Love its value for money and the way it’s presented. Recommend!!
4.0 out of 5 stars Great game
Fantadtic game to play with all age kids.
We had great fun playing this.
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas game
Bought to play at Christmas when the family came . Game was easy to understand and play and was great fun.
All ages enjoyed it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
Bought this for the whole family to play at christmas. The young and old played and it was great fun.
You get an faux attempt at cow hide on the exterior of the box which is a nice touch and the box pattern is a nice extra touch. The whole product from packaging to actual game has clearly been thought out well. Despite this, I did feel it was on the little expensive side if not on sale.
Thankfully I got this for roughly 12 and it was a good purchase.
Inside the box you get a small foam cow (The herd), you also get a small makeshift box to put the cow and 2 sets of cards which provide questions.
Although one is less leading, they both seem suitable for adults and children a like and despite the odd card, it can be enjoyed by all.
You get a little booklet which allows you to write your “herd mentality” answer and then you compare the answer to see who stands out. The one who stands out doesn’t get any coins and then the one who achieves a set amount of coins first, wins.
If you obtain the cow, you can not win until you remove the cow.
I would recommend this game, you could even feasibly create your own cards or add some trivial pursuit style cards to give the game a different twist.
Great entertainme
My friend had recommended this game as her family had played it over Easter. We had a family gathering and it provided great entertainment, we had a wonderful fun evening with plenty of laughs. It didn’t require too much concentration and kept the conversation flowing.
Initially I thought this would be a “better packed” game but it seems the whole game is smaller like a travel version. Bought this as a gift and given the same price for original and smaller packaging I would have gone for original if I had the choice again. The game itself though is a 10/10 from me lots of friends and family love this game!
Lots of fun so fa
Got this a while ago and have used it a few times now, not as good wth different generation I’ve found but can be a lot of fun with friends and if you get the smaller version as a small game you can take round someones house to play
Great Family Game
We love this game , kids and adults absolutely love playing and we get a fair few laughs with some of the random answers. Great for all ages and we always get this out for games night. Even bought it for a friends 40th birthday present. Would definitely recommend !
Great family game
Great game for playing with family at Christmas, you can play it with as many people as you like. Its very easy to play, not many instructions, and brings lighthearted fun to a gathering.
If Carlsberg made board games….
Absolutely love this game! Ideal for all ages and so much fun. We bought it to take on a weekend away with our extended family. The funniest evenings and memories were made with this game. Couldn’t recommend it more!
We got this to use over Christmas, as we had family visiting of all ages.
This game honestly had us in stiches and was possibly one of the highlights of the Christmas Entertainment. Whilst possibly slightly pricey for what you get, it’s a really easy game to learn, and be played by anyone able to write.
It has the bonus that you score points based on how many people write down the same answer as you. Whilst some questions give you choices to opt for, others are much more freeform, leading to lots of hilarity and grandma receiving the dreaded Pink Cow , more times than you would think statistically possible, for thinking completely differently to everyone else.
Would recommend
Really fun game and easy to pick up the rules. I bought for a family christmas present where there was a range of ages and everyone was able to play and enjoy it!.
My sister-in-law brought this round at Christmas, and I had to by it for myself! Great game for family or friends. I love how you all provide answers – so you can still be united no matter how weird and wacky you are!
We spent most of Christmas playing it. Have dyslexia in the family and this game is perfect as there are no “correct” answers. Even sent for the top up questions.
An incredibly quick to learn and fun game
We always get a few games at Christmas, this is the one that has got the most play. Very quick and easy to learn the foam cow is very fun bit. Each game doesn’t last too long and we probably play 4 or 5 games each session. Would recommended it for the whole family.
This is great wee game for all the family the kids loved it! The idea is simple but produces lots of giggles! Younger children can play just allow them to say their answers rather write it down.
Great game easy to lea
One of the things I hate about board games is complicated instructions. Not with this! Easy to learn and my husband and I had many games with my 8 year old and his grandparents. Reaches across the generations easily with no faffing. We laughed and this opened up many mini discussions on why vanilla ice cream was the best flavour etc
Good for all ages
Great game. Easy concept. Some of the easy cards are a bit too easy (according to my children age 10 and 12, one of which is highly critical of most things). Played with the family. Lovely and relaxing as you can sit apart and not huddled round a board. Prompted lots of discussion. Would recommend.
Fun game easy to lea
Really fun for kids and adults. Nice to have a game that doesn’t cause arguments amongst the most competitive members of the family.
Good for playing again with different combinations of players. Drawback is that if you repeatedly play with the same players (e.g if you always play games with the same family members or same group of friends)you might get familiar with the cards provided, so learn other people’s responses and reduce the fun a bit. Also wasn’t sure that the pink cow was necessary- works well as a card game we thought.
Bought for the annual Christmas Day board games and this does a good job of getting everyone involved.
Works better with more players- we had 8, which was a good number and as the title suggests, you have to choose an answer to a question that you think most people would have. Example, name a famous wizard, Harry Potter or the wizard of oz. Could be the answer. Whoever the majority selects would be the winners of the round.
Good fun, easy to learn and quick games that don’t drag!
Brilliant game
Quick and easy to learn! Spent boxing day with the family playing this game. Becomes very interesting after a couple of drinks
The game is a good family game, would recommend. however, it really smells awful. very cheesy? not nice. the game box is covered in felt which comes loose very quickly and falls off so anytime anyone touches it they are left with black residue on their hands. the game does not come wrapped in plastic to the felt rubs off in transit and makes the whole thing look exceptionally dirty and grimy. I spend a good while scrubbing all the black felt off the box before I played as I suspect that is where the smell was also coming from.
other than that, good game and very fun!
Nice group game
Wouldn’t say this is good for traveling as there are loads of little parts. A fun game with a group of friends/family but can’t be played over and over again with the same group of people.
No embarrassment from poor general knowledge.
Played at recent get-together with friends and family who all enjoyed. The game revealed some differences of opinion and opened up con-confrontational conversations about different subjects. Instructions very easy to understand so quick start to game. Good fun and didn’t result in any arguments or shame. Can easily be played when partaking of a liquid refreshment.
Good game for all the family
Easy game for all the family, only gripe I had was the seals were cut through on the box, suggesting it was a return, as far as i know all essential items were present.
Brilliant fu
Fantastic game, lots of fun for a big group and appropriate for all ages
Great for cross generational gaming!
The concept is simple and easy to understand. The game is maybe a bit on the pricey side at the full rrp but it is nicely put together. We took this on a group holiday and the best thing about it is that the simple rules mean you can play it across ages 5 upwards and its enjoyable for all, and it also works well with just adults too! Grea
Great fu
I was looking for a game to play with the whole family (ages 10 to 85). This was perfect as its not very complicated and is not time based so older generations who may not be best suited to 30 second games will enjoy it.
Its stupidity easy and fun. You will get a great laugh and its ‘clean’ fun so all ages will be entertained. Equally its great with a few drinks and friends.
Great family fu
My family love this ! Pls hurry with the expansion packs
Fun game to play as a family
This is a good family game… Doesn’t last too long, so those who struggle to sit still / concentrate for a while will like it. We usually play about 2 – 3 rounds which lasts about an hour (that’s for a family of 6 people). The kids and grown ups like it!
Hilariously funny.
Love this game, such a laugh at any occasion. Well worth the money.
Played at Christmas
Brilliant and easy enough for older members of the family to join i
Great family fun game
We have 8 and 11 year old girls and we all had a brilliant time with this game. Highly recommended.
Great for all ages
Bought as a Xmas gift. Chose it because the rules could be tweaked to include all ages from very young. It worked well and was enjoyed by everyone.
Easy to understand, no complicated instructions
Great all-ability game.
A really simple but funny game. Can play with younger ones, or adults. Excellent.
Fantastic family game
Easy to learn and lots of fun. Great for Christmas Day giggles.
Herd mentality is great fu
Brilliant game, easy to understand. Played with mixed ages, 1st group of 5 then 2nd group13 of us. Kept us laughing as game changes with different players guesses trying to avoid the pink cow! Looking forward to playing again.
Fun quick game
Fun game played at Chriatmas. 3 generations..4 players and all enjoyed i
Good fun game that all generations can get involved in.
We have had a few good sessions of this game since getting it. The great thing about this game is that there is no right or wrong so you don’t need to worry about kids questions or adult ones. It gives a good insight in to how some family members think. You could be competitive and try and choose popular answers and win, or be honest and have more of a laugh.
A brilliabt laugh!
This is a great game when getting together with friends! Even our kids join in and love playing! Makes a great drinking game too!
Great quick family game
Bought to play with the family for Christmas. What a great game. Each round lasts a few minutes depending on how many players. Lots of different cards to choose from. Easy to pick up for both young & old. Played with a 12 & 15 year old and grandparents in their late 70s. Lots of laughs.
Really easy to grasp. A fun fast paced family game..
Great value in the Black Friday sale.
Very easy to learn the rules. I don’t like games that require a lifetime to learn. I also don’t enjoy games that go on for hours. Monopoly being a prime example. Maybe because I always seem to lose.
This is a very enjoyable game. Fun for all the family and quick to learn. Everyone has a fair chance of winning. Great for young families and easy enough to involve grand parents.
Fun game
It’s a simple to learn fun game that we all enjoyed playing at Christmas. Suitable for all the family from age 8 to 88
Fun for all ages
Easy to learn. Played with age range from 5 – 83 and all enjoyed!
Good game
Excellent Christmas pressie for all the family to enjoy. A little expensive and the fence was a bit flimsy but overall good game.
Great fun for all ages
It was so easy to play, yet challenging at the same time. Trying to read everyone’s minds even when you know the people you’re playing with is really funny and makes you understand the group either better or worse, hard to tell!
Great family game
Thoroughly enjoyed by the whole family at Christmas. This kept everyone entertained and we played it for ages. Have since bought more of the big potato games, they are really original and engaging.
Great game
Easy to learn – takes minutes and yet loads of fun for all ages.
Perfect family game.
Absolutely hilarious !!
I buy a new game every Christmas for us play & we loved this. The fact all ages and up to 20 people can play was fantastic for our big family. Buy it, you won’t regret it.
Fun game
All the family really enjoyed playing this over Christmas (aged 10 – 75). Anyone can play as there is no ‘right’ answer to the questions, and there is a good number of questions to go through.
Good old family fu
Brilliant game to play with the whole family from young to old. Easy to read instructions, minimal time set up, just good old family fun.
Fabulous party game
Used phones as whiteboards and had a great time passing around the cow
Suitable for younger kids too
This game is really entertaining for adults and kids. Rules are really easy. We had an 8 year old and a 9 year play with us independently. It is suitable for younger children, they had no issues understanding the prompts.
Everyone has fun with this game.
Such a fun and simple game, so funny listening to the answers and how you change your normal answer because u don’t think others will choose the same and then they do and you end up loosing because you get the pink cow.
I have a mixture of ages and some games the older ones get bored because a game can be childish but this game they all loved because its a quick thinker game and easily involves everyone!!
Love its value for money and the way it’s presented!!
Such fu
Great game great fu
Played over Xmas and new year , young adults to senior adults, all found it great fun to join in. Simple rules , time limited , great laughs . The old adage always applies , keep it simple !!
Great game for a group of people and have fun.
This game is great. We have played it several times With family and friends in person and over zoom.
It’s good fun, we loved that everyone can play, it’s not limited to a few players which doesn’t work for a big family. It makes you think about how others in the room think and often just got talking and laughing.
Highly recommend to get people talking and have a fun time.
So much fun!
We love our board games and this one was the biggest hit at Christmas with three generations! Kids loved it, my wife and I loved it and my parents loved it.
So easy to play and so very random! I would 100% recommend this to anyone looking for a fun game for the whole family where all you need to do is answer a simple Would you rather type question.
Brilliant.
Easy to play , fun game !
Versatile game as you have to think like everyone else playing . Great fun and mooing at players when they haven’t written an answer makes it even funnier as they can’t concentrate.
Very good fu
This was a really fun game to play, trying to argue with the people about who the chameleon is was really good fun. I would say it was a tad expensive for what it is but the replay-ability if it does make it worth the money
Would highly recommend for small gatherings of 5-7 players
Family time gaming
Highly recommend this game for family gaming time, easy to learn and so much fun, a must have to add to your gaming collection, lots of cross debating when searching for the Chameleo
Highly recommend
We have a mega collection of party games but this comes top for me. Had this game about 2 months now but lost count how many times we’ve played it. We last played it Boxing Day with 11 of us, rather than use the disks we had a 100 points kitty and deducted one for every right answer and the game ended when all the 100 points were gone. Just get one person to do the tally and it’s a surprise when the game will end then too. The more that play you could add more points for it to last longer. It’s a real crowd pleaser. Children as young as 4 can join in. We were getting my nephew to shout out his answers first. What’s good is you think you are always going to get the right answer but as soon as you play it with a few different people the majority answers change as you’re thinking what they would say. Definitely one to add to your collection! You will not be disappointed.
Great fu
I played this at a friend’s house and really enjoyed it.
I have played a similar game on the UKs top ranked football forum, where I am one of the best players. That game is similar, but has sheep based rules.
This board game is better. The bloke who runs the internet version takes ages doing the scores, and has often given me low marks, preventing me from winning the title.
I might purchase more of these Herd based games and start a breakaway league, similar to the ’92 Premier league, for myself and a few other top ranked players.
My only niggle with this version, is it didn’t feature any Vanessa Feltz based questions. Nevertheless, still gets 5 stars.
Brilliant game!
Bought for Xmas family time and was absolutely brilliant! The hilarity and weird conversations/justifications that came out during the game had us in stitches. It’s a bit like blankety blank – answer a question with the most likely answer. However some are choices such as “would you rather have toes for fingers or fingers for toes?” and these ones lead to lively discussions about the ‘right’ answer. Of course the only right answer is the one the majority have written down. Highly recommend
Brilliant game, so funny
Played this game with my three children, aged 19, 17 and 12. It was absolutely hilarious. Highly recommended and interesting how family members think alike or differently with their answers. Definitely value for money.
Really simple but really good fun.
Since given on Christmas Day we have had so many games played. Really great fun.
Good Family Game
It’s a fun game and would recommend it as light hearted fun for families. It would also be a great game to play during pre drinks before a night out. However, there isn’t that many questions and some of them are a bit obscure, but you can make your own questions too, which does help. This would get stale quick if you played it frequently, but would be great fun if you played it a few times per year during birthdays, holidays etc. I would recommend it overall. My family enjoyed playing it yesterday!
Great game for groups
Played this on Christmas day. We were a family group of nine people. Ages 10 to adults. We loved it and had a great laugh. It caused good natured arguments/debates as to what the most popular answer should be for each question. The rules are super easy. Would highly recommend.
Lots of fun for all!
I initially gave this game a 3 star review as the seal had been broken. However, after having played it over Christmas with a family aged from 10 to over 80, I had to change my rating. It is really easy to play and lots of fun. It took less than an hour for us to have a winner so we played a few rounds. It generates fun discussion and was enjoyed by all – really pleased.
This is one of the best board games in my collection, it is great for groups of all size, I’d recommend at least 4 players. Had some seriously good laughs so far with this and will have anymore, its also very easy to include your own questions and make questions up for the group to make it more intresting!