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Kariba
All animals are thirsty after an adventurous day in the savannah, so they've all trekked to the drinking grounds. Every animal wants to be the first to drink, but watch out! The elephant scares the rhino, the rhino scares the ostrich, and the ostrich scares the zebra. Anything can happen... The mice might even scare the elephant! The player who scares away the most animals wins.
What is Kariba
All animals are thirsty after an adventurous day in the savannah, so they've all trekked to the drinking grounds. Every animal wants to be the first to drink, but watch out! The elephant scares the rhino, the rhino scares the ostrich, and the ostrich scares the zebra. Anything can happen... The mice might even scare the elephant! The player who scares away the most animals wins.
To set up Kariba, shuffle the cards and deal five to each player, placing the remainder face down as a deck. Place the game board in the center of the table.
During a round, a player lays down one or more cards of the same animal, placing the cards in the corresponding position (1-9) around the lake.
If at least 3 cards of the same animal are placed in front of the lake, then these animals scare weaker animal(s) (closest lower number) while they are drinking. The player picks all the cards from the weaker animal off the board and puts them face down in front of her/him. Each card is worth 1 point, and whoever has the most points wins.
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +6
- Duration
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2010
- Mechanics
- Hand Management · Rock-Paper-Scissors
- Categories
- Card Game · Children's Game
- Designer
- Reiner Knizia
- Publisher
- Helvetiq · Goliath Games · Buró · Gen-X Games
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What the community says about Kariba
One of these extremely simple in concept games that work perfectly and make you think much more than expected. The animals are thirsty, but big groups scare other smaller animals... And the elephant, the bigger one, is scared of mice, the smallest. Any trio will "scare" the closest group of smaller animal. Thus, you have to think which cards to add to the water pool. Really great for what it is, nice drawings.
Es un juego ligero pero que podrás sacar a quién quieras. Aunque es sencillo, pica. Es muy compacto y lo prefiero mil veces en un viaje que un UNO o cosas así. Además las ilustraciones son súper cuquis.
Esp) Muy buen filler para distender cualquier juntada jugona. Parece muy simple, pero esconde una profundidad que resulta muy estimulante a la hora de jugarlo. Una mecánica muy pulida e ingeniosamente implementada en la temática del juego. Muy recomendable para jugarlo con niñes.
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How many players is Kariba for?
Kariba plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 15 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 6.
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