2016Phil Walker-Harding
- Videos
- 71
- Creators
- 60
Mainly reviews
2 - 8 players20 minLight weight
Koala Rescue Club
2024Phil Walker-Harding
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 5
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Koala Rescue Club is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 2 recorded sessions.
1 - 100 players
20 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Welcome to Koala Rescue Club! Koalas are an endangered species so it's our job to protect them. In this roll and write game, you will plant new trees for koalas to live in and then rehome them safely. Each turn, a die roll determines which configuration of trees or koalas you can draw. Fill in areas to score points, and complete rows and columns to claim special bonus actions. Volunteers will help you by changing the shapes you can draw, and skybridges will open up new areas to plant in. And don't forget to build hospitals to keep your koalas healthy! Koala Rescue Club is a puzzly polyomino game with two layers of decisions. First, you need to draw trees in specific shapes. Then you need to draw configurations of koalas on top of those trees. Cascading bonuses give you extra actions to work with, and merit badges give you goals to plan toward on each map. Koala Rescue Club can be played with any number of players, and provides exciting simultaneous play with an important message.
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Which Koala Rescue Club video should I watch?
Koala Rescue Club has 6 videos from 5 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 2 playthroughs. They date from 2024 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Koala Rescue Club Explained in 4 minutes" by BoardGamesExplained, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Koala Rescue Club | Overview & Playthrough" by slickerdrips. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Koala Rescue Club Map 2 Playthrough and Review | Bits & Biology" by Bits & Biology, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Sushi Go Party!, Cities, Bärenpark and Gizmos, also by Phil Walker-Harding.
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About Koala Rescue Club
From BoardGameGeek:
Welcome to Koala Rescue Club! Koalas are an endangered species so it's our job to protect them. In this roll and write game, you will plant new trees for koalas to live in and then rehome them safely. Each turn, a die roll determines which configuration of trees or koalas you can draw. Fill in areas to score points, and complete rows and columns to claim special bonus actions. Volunteers will help you by changing the shapes you can draw, and skybridges will open up new areas to plant in. And don't forget to build hospitals to keep your koalas healthy! Koala Rescue Club is a puzzly polyomino game with two layers of decisions. First, you need to draw trees in specific shapes. Then you need to draw configurations of koalas on top of those trees. Cascading bonuses give you extra actions to work with, and merit badges give you goals to plan toward on each map. Koala Rescue Club can be played with any number of players, and provides exciting simultaneous play with an important message.
Designer
Phil Walker-Harding
Artist
Meredith Walker-Harding
Publisher
Joey Games
Mechanics
Dice RollingPattern Building