Fanorona
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 7
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs. Fanorona is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
2 players
20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Fanorona is a classical two-person strategic abstract game that comes from the island of Madagascar and is still popular there today. It is played on a rectangular board made up of two Alquerque boards with 22 plain black and white pieces. Capturing is compulsory and a series of captures may be made by the same piece on a turn, as in checkers. Unique aspects of the game include its method of capture (either approaching or withdrawing your piece from a line of enemy pieces), and the "vela partie" (debt game) after winning a decisive game (the winner must let the loser "eat" one man each turn for 17 consecutive moves). Because of the density of the board (only one open spot at the games beginning) and the unique method of capture, strategy is complex and enigmatic, with fewer pieces often beating more pieces. (While very different, the game feels somewhat like Zertz due to the above.) Historical note from one game box: Some Fanorona matches were devoted to the Gods and last but not least the fate and colonialization of Madagascar (1895) supposed to be solved unbloody with Fanorona on the game table.
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Which Fanorona video should I watch?
Fanorona has 10 videos from 7 creators: 1 review, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2012 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Play the national game of Madagascar - the game that changed history: Fanoran-Dimy." by NewVenture Games, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Is the Ludos Africa Collection: Yote, Oware, Dara, & Fanorona for you? A Quick Overview!" by ShelfClutter. To see it played, watch "Assassin's Creed III - How to play Fanorona" by Scott Andrew, one of 3 playthroughs.
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Creators who cover this
E-Fanorona TV
3 videos of this game
NewVenture Games
2 videos of this game
leDélirant
1 video of this game
Little Big Thumbs
1 video of this game
Scott Andrew
1 video of this game
ShelfClutter
1 video of this game
VemKaJogar
1 video of this game
About Fanorona
From BoardGameGeek:
Fanorona is a classical two-person strategic abstract game that comes from the island of Madagascar and is still popular there today. It is played on a rectangular board made up of two Alquerque boards with 22 plain black and white pieces. Capturing is compulsory and a series of captures may be made by the same piece on a turn, as in checkers. Unique aspects of the game include its method of capture (either approaching or withdrawing your piece from a line of enemy pieces), and the "vela partie" (debt game) after winning a decisive game (the winner must let the loser "eat" one man each turn for 17 consecutive moves). Because of the density of the board (only one open spot at the games beginning) and the unique method of capture, strategy is complex and enigmatic, with fewer pieces often beating more pieces. (While very different, the game feels somewhat like Zertz due to the above.) Historical note from one game box: Some Fanorona matches were devoted to the Gods and last but not least the fate and colonialization of Madagascar (1895) supposed to be solved unbloody with Fanorona on the game table.
Artists
Néstor Romeral Andrés, Julien Torsat, Lívia Varga
Categories
Abstract StrategyChildren's Game
Mechanics
Grid Movement