All that is needed to play Beetle is a pen or pencil and paper for each player, a die and 2 to 6 players. More can play but it could get tedious waiting for your turn.

Each player throws the die and the highest throw starts. If there is more than one highest throw, then those players throw again.

Each player throws the die in turn and depending on which number is thrown, draws the beetle bit by bit.

A player must start with the body and the eyes and feelers cannot be drawn until there is a head to draw them in/on. The first player to draw the beetle is the winner. If a player throws a number and he is unable to use it, then the turn is lost.

A player must throw:-
6 to draw a body.
5 to draw a head.
4 to draw a tail. (I know beetles don't have tails. This one does)
3 to draw one leg. (Throw a 3 for each of the four legs to be drawn)
2 to draw one feeler. (Throw another 2 to draw the other feeler)
1 to draw an eye. (Throw another 1 to draw the other eye. Sorry but there are no beetles called Nelson)

People's artistic talents will produce a variety of beetles and it doesn't matter what the finished beetle looks like, just so long as it has one body, one head, one tail, four legs, two feelers and two eyes.