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Karuba: The Card Game

Guide your adventurers skillfully through the jungle! Each turn in Karuba: Das Kartenspiel, you carefully select two path cards from your hand to try to outwit the other players. Whoever has the lowest sum loses a card, then all players use their cards to create a network of path...

Players

2-6

Time

10-15

Age

8+

Weight

1.25

Rating

6.34

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's strategies and turns frequently, but there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's strategies and turns frequently, but there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Karuba: The Card Game has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameboard setup, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions adds further content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. Although it may take some time to learn, the game offers a rewarding experience with room for improvement in tactics and strategies.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Karuba: The Card Game is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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Guide your adventurers skillfully through the jungle! Each turn in Karuba: Das Kartenspiel, you carefully select two path cards from your hand to try to outwit the other players. Whoever has the lowest sum loses a card, then all players use their cards to create a network of pathways to connect their adventurers with the temples. Who will best guide their adventurers through the jungle? In the end, the player who collects the most points with valuable treasure and temples wins.

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Credits

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Designers

1
Rüdiger Dorn

Artists

1
Claus Stephan

Publishers

3
HABA Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.

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