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2020 Ranked #2,762

Boomerang: Australia

Draft-and-write travel game where visitors tour Australia, meet wildlife, and collect activity sets. Each drafted location affects several scoring goals, so every stop must enrich your itinerary while leaving less useful choices for rivals.

Family Games Card Game Travel Closed Drafting Paper-and-Pencil

Players

2-4

Play time

15-30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.52/5

Rating

6.90

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.1/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Explore the amazing lands of Australia in the new version of this "draft & write" game! Visit the most beautiful places of Australia.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Closed Drafting

Choose from hidden cards or items before passing or revealing the remainder.
Paper-and-Pencil

Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Read the full game description

Explore the amazing lands of Australia in the new version of this "draft & write" game! Visit the most beautiful places of Australia. While touring, you will meet local animals and enjoy tourist activities, such as hiking, swimming or simply taking beautiful pictures! But don't forget that this trip is not only for pleasure — you all compete to be the best visitor and discover the most of Australia! Boomerang: Australia features a unique blend of set collection and card drafting with the approachable feel of a roll-and-write game. Draft locations from across the Australian continent as you collect sets of activities and animal sightings to gain the most points. —description from the publisher

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

2
Card Game Travel

Mechanism

3
Closed Drafting Paper-and-Pencil Set Collection

Family

4
Country: Australia Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena Game: Boomerang (Grail Games) Mechanism: Flip-and-Write

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15–30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Scott Almes

Artists

1
Kerri Aitken

Publishers

2
Grail Games Matagot

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