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Kariba

Kariba

2010·Reiner Knizia

Videos
5
Creators
5

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Kariba is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 other video.

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

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

Watch first

Learn to play

How to Play & What's to Love || KARIBA7:35

How to Play & What's to Love || KARIBA

BoardGameBarrister

BoardGameBarrister

Review

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 40 Kariba5:23

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 40 Kariba

Doug Adams

Doug Adams

Which Kariba video should I watch?

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.

All videos

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 40 KaribaReview5:23

Knizia in 5 Minutes. 40 Kariba

Doug Adams

Doug Adams

I've Wrecked This Game FOUR TIMES!! (Kariba Review)Review10:05

I've Wrecked This Game FOUR TIMES!! (Kariba Review)

Boardgame Buccaneer

Boardgame Buccaneer

How to Play & What's to Love || KARIBAHow to play7:35

How to Play & What's to Love || KARIBA

BoardGameBarrister

BoardGameBarrister

How to play Kariba GameHow to play2:33

How to play Kariba Game

JestaThaRogue

JestaThaRogue

How to Play KaribaInterview7:42

How to Play Kariba

Game Like A Mother

Game Like A Mother

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BoardGameBarrister
BoardGameBarrister
1 video of this game
Boardgame Buccaneer
Boardgame Buccaneer
1 video of this game
Doug Adams
Doug Adams
1 video of this game
Game Like A Mother
Game Like A Mother
1 video of this game
JestaThaRogue
JestaThaRogue
1 video of this game

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About Kariba

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

Card GameChildren's Game

Mechanics

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection
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