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Bambuti box art
1999 Ranked #15,778

Bambuti

A card-capture game has villagers play masks, steal rivals’ valuable family heirlooms, and hold the most points when the contest ends. Mask values and colors shape each attempt to take a prized collection.

Card Game Admin: Better Description Needed! Continents: Africa Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.69/5

Rating

5.87

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The Bambuti tribe has an annual competition where the villagers bring their most valuable family belongings--large, richly engraved wooden masks--which are constantly pushed back and forward among the participants until the sound of the jungle drums abruptly stops.

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The Bambuti tribe has an annual competition where the villagers bring their most valuable family belongings--large, richly engraved wooden masks--which are constantly pushed back and forward among the participants until the sound of the jungle drums abruptly stops. Who has the most valuable mask? The players play mask cards with different values and colors in front of them trying to capture the opponent's most valuable masks and gain the most points when the game ends.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Hartmut Kommerell

Artists

1
Jürgen Martens

Publishers

1
Adlung-Spiele

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