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2009 Ranked #13,590

Hippos & Crocodiles

Abstract placement game has players fill a river with hippo and crocodile pieces while keeping moves available. A player who cannot place another piece loses, so each addition restricts the board for both sides.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Animals Variable Player Powers Tile Placement

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.42/5

Rating

6.25

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 2.6/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.9/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

HIPPOS AND CROCODILES is a board game for 2 players designed by Néstor Romeral Andrés in 2007. It takes 10 minutes to play. The object of the game is to fill up the river with hippos and crocodiles. If a player can’t place a piece on the board, he loses.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Tile Placement

Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
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Type

1
Abstract

Category

2
Abstract Strategy Animals

Mechanism

2
Tile Placement Variable Player Powers

Family

6
Animals: Alligators / Crocodiles Animals: Hippopotamuses Category: Combinatorial Components: 10 x 20 Grids Components: 14 x 14 Grids Components: Polyominoes

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Néstor Romeral Andrés

Artists

1
Néstor Romeral Andrés

Publishers

1
nestorgames

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