2024Art Casey
- Videos
- 18
- Creators
- 17
1 - 2 players10 - 20 minLight weight

2026Art Casey
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Meerkat Kingdoms is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Welcome to Meerkat Kingdoms, a board game set in the diverse and treacherous Kalahari desert. In this untamed wilderness that spans three different countries and endures extreme temperatures, survival is a fierce challenge for its inhabitants. Among them, Meerkats embody resilience as they bravely navigate a world filled with perils, including predators like eagles, snakes, and hyenas. But the dangers don't end there – rival Meerkat families also vie for dominance. In Meerkat Kingdoms, you step into the role of a Meerkat queen, tasked with securing your family's supremacy in this harsh environment. It's time to prove the strength of your matriarchy. Meerkat Kingdoms is an area control game for with a very light Meerkat placement element. By strategically pairing your dice rolls, you must decide which crucial locations to deploy your Meerkat meeples to. Carefully consider which locations to fight over because if both players have an equal number of Meerkats there, neither will gain control. The gameplay continues until players exhaust their supply of Meerkat meeples. However, once only one player remains with Meerkat meeples, the game reaches its final round, do your best to position your Meerkats wisely and faster than your opponents! To secure victory, players must employ their best strategies to claim the most valuable locations and complete secret objective cards. It is through these endeavors that one can attain the most points and emerge triumphant as the ultimate Meerkat family in the Kalahari.
Meerkat Kingdoms has 6 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 2 playthroughs and 2 other videos. They date from 2024 to September 2025.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Meerkat Kingdoms - A Non-Gamer's Preview Of This Army of Meerkats Game" by Love 2 Hate. To see it played, watch "Meerkat Kingdoms - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Sirens and Mine Your Business, also by Art Casey, or Revenant and Huang, which share several of its mechanics.
2024Art Casey
1 - 2 players10 - 20 minLight weight
2023Art Casey
1 - 4 players20 - 40 minMedium weight
2024Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players90 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Welcome to Meerkat Kingdoms, a board game set in the diverse and treacherous Kalahari desert. In this untamed wilderness that spans three different countries and endures extreme temperatures, survival is a fierce challenge for its inhabitants. Among them, Meerkats embody resilience as they bravely navigate a world filled with perils, including predators like eagles, snakes, and hyenas. But the dangers don't end there – rival Meerkat families also vie for dominance. In Meerkat Kingdoms, you step into the role of a Meerkat queen, tasked with securing your family's supremacy in this harsh environment. It's time to prove the strength of your matriarchy. Meerkat Kingdoms is an area control game for with a very light Meerkat placement element. By strategically pairing your dice rolls, you must decide which crucial locations to deploy your Meerkat meeples to. Carefully consider which locations to fight over because if both players have an equal number of Meerkats there, neither will gain control. The gameplay continues until players exhaust their supply of Meerkat meeples. However, once only one player remains with Meerkat meeples, the game reaches its final round, do your best to position your Meerkats wisely and faster than your opponents! To secure victory, players must employ their best strategies to claim the most valuable locations and complete secret objective cards. It is through these endeavors that one can attain the most points and emerge triumphant as the ultimate Meerkat family in the Kalahari.
Designer
Art Casey
Artist
Gabi Naftaly
Publisher
Envy Born Games
Mechanics