2015Stefan Alexander
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 9
2 - 5 players30 - 60 minMedium weight

2018Stefan Alexander
Mostly how-to-play and reviews. CuBirds is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 19 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Every day, dozens of birds have a stop on the fences of our countryside. When it is time to leave, all these birds mix together, unable to organize themselves into flocks to fly home. Help them find their way back to their nest. Players begin each new round of CuBirds with eight bird cards in hand. Some birds also sit on four distinct fences on the table. On your turn, you lay a series of identical birds from your hand on one fence's extremity. These birds instantly gather with any identical bird already present on this fence, making all birds placed in-between them fly into your hand. With enough identical birds in your hand, you can perform a flock, allowing you to add some of these birds in your scoring area. Your ultimate goal is to be the first player to gather in your scoring area either seven different species, or two species with at least three identical birds in each. Each bird comes with one small and one big flock scores, so you may want to wait to reach a big flock to add more birds at once to your scoring area. Beware, though, as the round ends as soon as a player empties their hand, forcing all players to discard their current hands and plans!
CuBirds has 50 videos from 45 creators: 15 reviews, 19 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2018 to August 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play CuBirds" by Game Like A Mother, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "CuBirds Review with Sam Healey" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "CuBirds Playthough on BGA" by Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try King Chocolate, also by Stefan Alexander, or Fluxx, SpellBook and Maple Valley, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2018.
8 of 45
2015Stefan Alexander
2 - 5 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
1997Andrew Looney, Kristin Looney
2 - 6 players5 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Every day, dozens of birds have a stop on the fences of our countryside. When it is time to leave, all these birds mix together, unable to organize themselves into flocks to fly home. Help them find their way back to their nest. Players begin each new round of CuBirds with eight bird cards in hand. Some birds also sit on four distinct fences on the table. On your turn, you lay a series of identical birds from your hand on one fence's extremity. These birds instantly gather with any identical bird already present on this fence, making all birds placed in-between them fly into your hand. With enough identical birds in your hand, you can perform a flock, allowing you to add some of these birds in your scoring area. Your ultimate goal is to be the first player to gather in your scoring area either seven different species, or two species with at least three identical birds in each. Each bird comes with one small and one big flock scores, so you may want to wait to reach a big flock to add more birds at once to your scoring area. Beware, though, as the round ends as soon as a player empties their hand, forcing all players to discard their current hands and plans!
Designer
Stefan Alexander
Artist
Kristiaan der Nederlanden
Publisher
Catch Up Games
Mechanics