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Billabong

Billabong

1992·Eric Solomon

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In the geometrical racing game Billabong - currently available on the market as Billabong Race - players maneuver teams of kangaroos by jumping around a "billabong", that is, "a dead-end channel extending from the stream of a river", with this term being used in Australia. The board is filled with checkerboard-style squares around the billabong in the middle. To start, everyone takes turns placing their five kangaroos on an empty square behind the stream that serves as the race's start - and finish - line. On your turn, you move one of your five kangaroos, usually moving it in a jump or series of jumps over the other kangaroos. Jumps can be long, but they must take a specific format; for example, if the kangaroo to be jumped over is five spaces away from your current location, your landing space must be five spaces beyond this kangaroo. You can jump over only one kangaroo at a time, but you can make multiple jumps on a turn as long as each jump is along a straight line (whether orthogonally or diagonally) and it does not pass over the billabong. Your other option - moving a kangaroo just one space - is usually used as a positioning tactic for a subsequent move. The first player to get all five kangaroos around the billabong and over the finish line wins.

Billabong

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Learn to play

All the Games with Steph: Billabong Race34:56

All the Games with Steph: Billabong Race

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Review

Billabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This Fast11:21

Billabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This Fast

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The Dice Tower

Which Billabong video should I watch?

Billabong has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from July to September 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Billabong Race" by Steph Hodge, which runs 35 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Billabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This Fast" by The Dice Tower.

If you like it, try Conspiracy and Conspiracy: The Solomon Gambit, also by Eric Solomon, or Dustrunner and Mycelia, which share several of its mechanics.

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Billabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This FastReview11:21

Billabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This Fast

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

All the Games with Steph: Billabong RaceHow to play34:56

All the Games with Steph: Billabong Race

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

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Steph Hodge
Steph Hodge
1 video of this game
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The Dice Tower
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Conspiracy: The Solomon Gambit

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About Billabong

From BoardGameGeek:

In the geometrical racing game Billabong - currently available on the market as Billabong Race - players maneuver teams of kangaroos by jumping around a "billabong", that is, "a dead-end channel extending from the stream of a river", with this term being used in Australia. The board is filled with checkerboard-style squares around the billabong in the middle. To start, everyone takes turns placing their five kangaroos on an empty square behind the stream that serves as the race's start - and finish - line. On your turn, you move one of your five kangaroos, usually moving it in a jump or series of jumps over the other kangaroos. Jumps can be long, but they must take a specific format; for example, if the kangaroo to be jumped over is five spaces away from your current location, your landing space must be five spaces beyond this kangaroo. You can jump over only one kangaroo at a time, but you can make multiple jumps on a turn as long as each jump is along a straight line (whether orthogonally or diagonally) and it does not pass over the billabong. Your other option - moving a kangaroo just one space - is usually used as a positioning tactic for a subsequent move. The first player to get all five kangaroos around the billabong and over the finish line wins.

Designer

Eric Solomon

Artists

Klemens Franz, Ralf E. Kahlert, Alvin Madden, Franz Vohwinkel

Publisher

AMIGO

Categories

Abstract StrategyAnimalsRacing

Mechanics

Grid MovementRace
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