Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.0/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.4/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In Cuckooo! you recruit owls, sparrows and cuckoos against the magpies.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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In Cuckooo! you recruit owls, sparrows and cuckoos against the magpies. To defeat a magpie and take part in distributing its coins, the sum of your flock must be higher than it (with the magpie value being between 17 and 20), but can't exceed twenty-one. Try to reach 21 as that's always a winner and you'll be rewarded with an extra coin.