
2010Reiner Knizia
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Kariba is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
All animals are thirsty after an adventurous day in the savannah, so they've all trekked to the drinking grounds. Every animal wants to be the first to drink, but watch out! The elephant scares the rhino, the rhino scares the ostrich, and the ostrich scares the zebra. Anything can happen... The mice might even scare the elephant! The player who scares away the most animals wins. To set up Kariba, shuffle the cards and deal five to each player, placing the remainder face down as a deck. Place the game board in the center of the table. During a round, a player lays down one or more cards of the same animal, placing the cards in the corresponding position (1-9) around the lake. If at least 3 cards of the same animal are placed in front of the lake, then these animals scare weaker animal(s) (closest lower number) while they are drinking. The player picks all the cards from the weaker animal off the board and puts them face down in front of her/him. Each card is worth 1 point, and whoever has the most points wins.
Kariba has 5 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play & What's to Love || KARIBA" by BoardGameBarrister, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Knizia in 5 Minutes. 40 Kariba" by Doug Adams.
If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia.
2017Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
All animals are thirsty after an adventurous day in the savannah, so they've all trekked to the drinking grounds. Every animal wants to be the first to drink, but watch out! The elephant scares the rhino, the rhino scares the ostrich, and the ostrich scares the zebra. Anything can happen... The mice might even scare the elephant! The player who scares away the most animals wins. To set up Kariba, shuffle the cards and deal five to each player, placing the remainder face down as a deck. Place the game board in the center of the table. During a round, a player lays down one or more cards of the same animal, placing the cards in the corresponding position (1-9) around the lake. If at least 3 cards of the same animal are placed in front of the lake, then these animals scare weaker animal(s) (closest lower number) while they are drinking. The player picks all the cards from the weaker animal off the board and puts them face down in front of her/him. Each card is worth 1 point, and whoever has the most points wins.
Designer
Reiner Knizia
Artist
Felix Kindelan
Publisher
Goliath Games
Categories
Mechanics