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Jungle Jam

UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCTION The information that BGG has on this item indicates that Jungle Jam is a non-authorized version of Jungle Speed/Arriba!. Party game consisting of a wooden totem that is placed between the players. The players then flip up cards from their deck, and when tw...

Players

2-10

Time

?-?

Age

6+

Weight

1.26

Rating

6.16

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.3

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Jungle Jam has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is ample room for players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay.

Luck profile

Jungle Jam has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While there is some room for players to influence or mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with the outcome being influenced by both factors.

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What ABG knows about this game

UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCTION The information that BGG has on this item indicates that Jungle Jam is a non-authorized version of Jungle Speed/Arriba!. Party game consisting of a wooden totem that is placed between the players. The players then flip up cards from their deck, and when two of the same pattern are turned up, the players with this pattern try to grab the totem. About the story of the publication of the game : In the year 1998, the german company Touchmore created and published Jungle Jam. It got released moreover in Belgium, where the Jungle Speed was not distributed for commercial reasons ; it got popular really quick there. In June 2007, the creators of Jungle Speed realized that the Joueclub located in the boulevard des Italiens in Paris was commercializing this game, and it was ready to be announced in the Christmas catalog of 2007. The case got opened the 20th of September 2007, and got the final verdict the 19th of March 2010, where Jungle Speed rights won. Joueclub had to compensated and set up a recall where they managed to get back 2/3 of the 3?473 games sold, after the forbidding of the commercialization of Jungle Jam. Sources : - http://users.skynet.be/fa315353/junglejam.htm - https://www.doctrine.fr/d/TGI/Paris/2010/FRB9EAD37936B2434C0086

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