2026Matt Brown, Zara Reid
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 3
Mostly reviews
1 - 5 players40 - 60 min
Kavango
2024Matt Brown, Zara Reid
- Videos
- 21
- Creators
- 14
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Kavango is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 5 players
40 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Travel to the vast wildernesses of Southern Africa and step into the role of a Conservation Expert. Embark on a re-wilding journey as you transform your own unique landscape into a thriving nature reserve. Over three fast-paced rounds of simultaneous turns and card drafting, you will build a flourishing ecosystem. As you grow your nature reserve, you must complete research tasks to earn money to invest in protection and provide a haven for vulnerable and endangered animals. As the game progresses, your choices become harder and your strategy more complex as you aim to build the highest scoring nature reserve. Created by Matt and Zara, while working on conservation in Botswana, Kavango is deeply thematic and is thoughtfully designed to be a modern and realistic view of conservation in southern Africa. With 160 unique species cards, 45 research cards, 10 conservation experts and 5 landscape boards, there is huge variability to reflect the incredible biodiversity of Kavango. -description from the publisher Admin note: The German edition from Schmidt Spiele is for 1-4 players instead of 1-5.
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Which Kavango video should I watch?
Kavango has 21 videos from 14 creators: 7 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2023 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Kavango in 4 Minutes - Rules Girl" by The Rules Girl, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Kavanga Review: It Takes 1-5 to Kavango" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Let's Play... Kavango! | Patreon Choice Solo Playthrough Livestream" by The Board Game Garden, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Kavango: Lodges Expansion and Let's Go Kavango!, also by Matt Brown, or Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture and Let's Go! To Japan, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from UK Games Expo 2023 and Spiel Essen.
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About Kavango
From BoardGameGeek:
Travel to the vast wildernesses of Southern Africa and step into the role of a Conservation Expert. Embark on a re-wilding journey as you transform your own unique landscape into a thriving nature reserve. Over three fast-paced rounds of simultaneous turns and card drafting, you will build a flourishing ecosystem. As you grow your nature reserve, you must complete research tasks to earn money to invest in protection and provide a haven for vulnerable and endangered animals. As the game progresses, your choices become harder and your strategy more complex as you aim to build the highest scoring nature reserve. Created by Matt and Zara, while working on conservation in Botswana, Kavango is deeply thematic and is thoughtfully designed to be a modern and realistic view of conservation in southern Africa. With 160 unique species cards, 45 research cards, 10 conservation experts and 5 landscape boards, there is huge variability to reflect the incredible biodiversity of Kavango. -description from the publisher Admin note: The German edition from Schmidt Spiele is for 1-4 players instead of 1-5.
Designers
Matt Brown, Zara Reid
Artist
Matt Brown
Publisher
Mazaza Games
Mechanics