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Africana
In Africana, players travel through Africa, taking part in expeditions and trying to be the first to reach various destinations. With the money they earn, they can buy adventure cards that earn them precious antiques. Africana features the "Book of Adventures" game system from Schacht's Valdora in which players can acquire cards that are laid out like books, with players "turning the pages" to find the adventure cards they most want.
What is Africana
In Africana, players travel through Africa, taking part in expeditions and trying to be the first to reach various destinations. With the money they earn, they can buy adventure cards that earn them precious antiques. Africana features the "Book of Adventures" game system from Schacht's Valdora in which players can acquire cards that are laid out like books, with players "turning the pages" to find the adventure cards they most want.
The game board in Africana shows the continent divided in half at the equator, with the cities in the north half colored brown and the cities in the south white. Adventure cards with a brown border can be acquired only in the south and must be delivered to the north, while white-bordered adventure cards take the opposite route. Five expedition cards – each showing the starting and ending location and a reward for completing the expedition – are laid face-up on the game board.
Each player has one researcher token that will travel around the board, and on a turn a player takes one of three possible actions:
Draw two travel cards. (A player can have no more than five travel cards in hand at turn's end.)
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +8
- Duration
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2012
- Mechanics
- Open Drafting · Pick-up and Deliver · Point to Point Movement
- Categories
- Adventure · Exploration · Travel
- Designer
- Michael Schacht
- Publisher
- ABACUSSPIELE · Albi · Filosofia Éditions · Lautapelit.fi
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How many players is Africana for?
Africana plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 60 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 8.
Africana: Die Farbwechsler

