2024Grégory Grard, Mathieu Roussel
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2 - 5 players10 - 25 minLight weight

2025Fred Boulle, Grégory Grard
From BoardGameGeek
Immerse yourself in the festive and colorful atmosphere of Mexico's Día de los Muertos, where traditions, joyful spirits, and fantastical creatures come together to honor the departed under the watchful eye of La Catrina. Viva Catrina offers a strategic tile-laying experience in which each tile you place shapes the growth of your village. Each turn, you'll carefully choose from the available tiles, create paths to connect butterflies and visitors, build pedestals to attract chimeras, and launch balloon flights to maximize your points. Efficiently constructing a connected network is key: a poorly placed tile could block your paths or make your objectives unreachable. Racing for chimeras and balloon tiles adds a light, but constant tension. The game flows smoothly, and the real satisfaction comes from watching your village expand and come to life throughout the game. -description from the publisher
Viva Catrina has 3 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from July to October 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Viva Catrina - Teaser EN" by The Flying Games, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Garrett's Games Reviews Essen 2025 Release Viva Catrina" by Garrett's Games.
If you like it, try Castle Combo, In the Footsteps of Darwin, Zenith and The Hanging Gardens, also by Grégory Grard. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2025.
2024Grégory Grard, Mathieu Roussel
2 - 5 players10 - 25 minLight weight
2023Grégory Grard, Matthieu Verdier
2 - 5 players20 - 30 minLight weight
2025Grégory Grard, Mathieu Roussel
2 - 4 players25 - 35 minMedium weight
2025Grégory Grard, Matthieu Verdier
1 - 5 players30 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Immerse yourself in the festive and colorful atmosphere of Mexico's Día de los Muertos, where traditions, joyful spirits, and fantastical creatures come together to honor the departed under the watchful eye of La Catrina. Viva Catrina offers a strategic tile-laying experience in which each tile you place shapes the growth of your village. Each turn, you'll carefully choose from the available tiles, create paths to connect butterflies and visitors, build pedestals to attract chimeras, and launch balloon flights to maximize your points. Efficiently constructing a connected network is key: a poorly placed tile could block your paths or make your objectives unreachable. Racing for chimeras and balloon tiles adds a light, but constant tension. The game flows smoothly, and the real satisfaction comes from watching your village expand and come to life throughout the game. -description from the publisher
Designers
Fred Boulle, Grégory Grard
Artist
Jérémie Fleury
Publisher
The Flying Games
Categories
Mechanics