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May 18, 2026·How to play·03:53·9·Watch on YouTube

How to Play The Game of Birds (KOSMOS) in 4 minutes

Charlie Fish

Charlie Fish

Watch “How to Play The Game of Birds (KOSMOS) in 4 minutes,” a how-to-play guide for The Game of Birds from Charlie Fish on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Charlie Fish on YouTube:

Really quick how-to-play to help introduce you to the game or remind you of the rules if it has been a while since you played. 0:00 Intro 0:17 Set-up 0:57 Starting a new round 1:19 Your turn 3:00 End-game scoring ERRATA and things I didn't say during the video: - In end-game scoring, when you have a pair of birds (or trio of red endangered birds) the bonus tokens overwrite the points for those bird cards, rather than being awarded in addition to the points on the birds cards. - With 2 or 4 players, play eight rounds. With 3 players, play nine rounds. - If you take a threat card, you have to add it to your tableau, but you can still add up to two bird cards to your tableau during your turn.

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The Game of Birds

The Game of Birds

2026·Robert Macfarlane, Michael Rieneck

2 - 4 players
0 min

About The Game of Birds, from BoardGameGeek:

In this card game, players compete to become the most sucessful conservator of threatened birds. They do this by protecting birds from modern threats while building a strong avian portfolio that improves their chances of survival. Gameplay is inspired by the "Seven Wonders" of birdlife: Nest, Flight, Feather, Egg, Beak, Migration, and Song. Points are awarded for birds that are protected, with additional bonuses for exceptional conservation. At the end of the game, the player with the most points is the most successful conservationist. The game ends after the specified number of rounds are completed. In a 2-player game there are eight rounds (each player starts four times) In a 3-player game there are nine rounds (each player starts three times) In a 4-player game there are eight rounds (each player starts twice) Throughout the game, players are aiming to create a personal display containing all seven Bird Wonders with three cards of the same Wonder in each column. After the last round is played, all players add up their points, including additional points for Conservation Medals and Bonus Tiles. Any Threat Cards result in a reduction of three points per card. The player with the most points is the winner of the game. -description from the publisher

Designers

Robert Macfarlane, Michael Rieneck

Publisher

KOSMOS

Categories

AnimalsCard Game

Mechanics

Dice RollingSet Collection
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The Game of Birds

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