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Fauna

Fauna

2008·Friedemann Friese

2 - 6 players
45 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In Fauna, 360 animals are waiting to be discovered! How heavy do you think a Tiger is and how tall can a Giraffe get? How long is a Polar Bear‘s tail and where does a Pumpkin Toad actually live? These, and many more questions about animals from all over the world have to be answered as accurately as possible! As you can‘t know everything, there are also points for guesses that are slightly off the mark. But if you risk too much, you‘ll quickly lose some of your chances to guess! In every round of Fauna, a single animal presents itself by name and picture. Players try to guess the animal's weight, length, height, tail length and - most important - the areas in which the animal lives on the Earth. The early bird gets the worm: an area on the big map or a sector on the scales already occupied by a player token cannot be chosen a second time. When no player wants to set another token the round, ends and the scoring is performed. Tokens on correct spaces get points for the corresponding player, also tokens in the direct neighborhood of correct spaces score points. Tokens not earning points are temporarily out of the game - so risk should be carefully considered. Next round - next animal - starting player changes. The first player who reaches a certain total score wins (normally after 8-12 animals).

Fauna

Watch first

Review

Fauna Review: It's Zoo Easy10:46

Fauna Review: It's Zoo Easy

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Let's Play FAUNA!48:36

Let's Play FAUNA!

Polygon

Polygon

Which Fauna video should I watch?

Fauna has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from February to July 2025.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Fauna Review: It's Zoo Easy" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "Let's Play FAUNA!" by Polygon.

If you like it, try Friday, Faiyum, Fishing and Findorff, also by Friedemann Friese.

All videos

Fauna Review: It's Zoo EasyReview10:46

Fauna Review: It's Zoo Easy

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Fauna unboxingUnboxing23:50

Fauna unboxing

Lounge Lizard Games

Lounge Lizard Games

Let's Play FAUNA!Playthrough48:36

Let's Play FAUNA!

Polygon

Polygon

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Lounge Lizard Games
Lounge Lizard Games
1 video of this game
Polygon
Polygon
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
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Friday

2011·Friedemann Friese

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64
Creators
53
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Faiyum

2020·Friedemann Friese

Videos
48
Creators
33
Mainly reviews and how-to-play

1 - 5 players·110 - 140 min·Heavy weight

Fishing

2024·Friedemann Friese

Videos
28
Creators
22
Mainly reviews

3 - 5 players·40 - 60 min·Light weight

Findorff

2022·Friedemann Friese

Videos
26
Creators
21
Mainly reviews

1 - 5 players·75 min·Medium weight

About Fauna

From BoardGameGeek:

In Fauna, 360 animals are waiting to be discovered! How heavy do you think a Tiger is and how tall can a Giraffe get? How long is a Polar Bear‘s tail and where does a Pumpkin Toad actually live? These, and many more questions about animals from all over the world have to be answered as accurately as possible! As you can‘t know everything, there are also points for guesses that are slightly off the mark. But if you risk too much, you‘ll quickly lose some of your chances to guess! In every round of Fauna, a single animal presents itself by name and picture. Players try to guess the animal's weight, length, height, tail length and - most important - the areas in which the animal lives on the Earth. The early bird gets the worm: an area on the big map or a sector on the scales already occupied by a player token cannot be chosen a second time. When no player wants to set another token the round, ends and the scoring is performed. Tokens on correct spaces get points for the corresponding player, also tokens in the direct neighborhood of correct spaces score points. Tokens not earning points are temporarily out of the game - so risk should be carefully considered. Next round - next animal - starting player changes. The first player who reaches a certain total score wins (normally after 8-12 animals).

Designer

Friedemann Friese

Artists

Peter Braun, Alexander Jung, Volker Maas, Laurent Mainardi

Publisher

HUCH!

Categories

AnimalsEducationalTrivia

Mechanics

Betting & Bluffing
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