Botswana
Animals · Card Game

Botswana

Botswana / Wildlife Safari was originally published as Flinke Pinke. This game is one of those 'painfully simple' Reiner Knizia games. There are five different colored chips, with six cards, zero through five, in each of the colors. The cards are dealt out, and then players take turns playing a card and taking any available chip. When one color has all six cards played on it, then the game is over, and players use the last card played in each category to value their chips. The highest total value wins.

2–5 players30 minages 7light difficulty
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What is Botswana

Botswana / Wildlife Safari was originally published as Flinke Pinke. This game is one of those 'painfully simple' Reiner Knizia games. There are five different colored chips, with six cards, zero through five, in each of the colors. The cards are dealt out, and then players take turns playing a card and taking any available chip. When one color has all six cards played on it, then the game is over, and players use the last card played in each category to value their chips. The highest total value wins.

Description of 1994 Milton Bradley re-issue Quandary, for 2-4 players:

A game of placement, shares and nerve by Reiner Knizia, this is a lovely edition with nice, heavy tiles akin to Mah-jong pieces in weight and feel. Players in turn lay numbered pieces on tracks curling to the centre, and then take a share in any colour. The round ends when a track is filled. Scoring is based on your total share multiplied by the value of the final tile played on each track. So if you are collecting blue shares, I'll try and lay a blue 1 as near last as possible. Then you'll want to play a blue 5 to raise your possible score, but must take a share in a different colour. Same game, different production.

Description of 2003 Fantasy Flight Games re-issue, Loco!, for 2-4 players:

Specs

Game details

Players
2–5
Age
+7
Duration
30 min
Difficulty
Light
Type
Board game
Year
1994
Mechanics
Commodity Speculation · Hand Management · Open Drafting
Categories
Animals · Card Game
Designer
Reiner Knizia
Publisher
AMIGO · AURUM, Inc. · Eagle-Gryphon Games · Esdevium
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chebinche9/10
PnP - playable with cards from Colossal Arena.
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How many players is Botswana for?

Botswana plays with 2–5 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 30 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 7.

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