Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Caves of Rwenzori (Ru-Wen-Zor-Ree) Deep in the rainforest the cloud covered Rwenzori mountains hide a vast network of ancient caves steeped in myth and mystery.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Network and Route Building
Create connected routes that improve reach, delivery, control, or scoring.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Each powerful ability may be used only once during the entire game.
Read the full game description
Caves of Rwenzori (Ru-Wen-Zor-Ree) Deep in the rainforest the cloud covered Rwenzori mountains hide a vast network of ancient caves steeped in myth and mystery. Explorers have descended into those dark halls looking for fame, riches and glory, when disaster strikes and the entrance collapses. As the dust settles the legend of the caves rings in your ears, “Only one ever comes out!” Players develop the Rwenzori cave network by placing hexagonal tiles. Each turn the cave network grows to the advantage of some and the demise of others. Players need to jump, swing and hack their way through ancient tribal traps, subterranean waterfalls, gaping chasms and more in an attempt to be the first to escape the cave and win the game. Caves of Rwenzori is a simple tile laying game, where every game is different. In Caves of Rwenzori players take it in turns to place cave tiles to slow and obstruct their opponents forcing them to stop or move back through the cave network. The goal of the game is to place all your tiles down and then be able to play the escape tile and win the game. It is a rip-roaring, laugh-out-loud adventure as you hinder the other adventurers and speed your way to escape and victory.