Children and adults love to play. But far from everyone can lose calmly and with dignity.
Both children and adults. And someone just alien to the spirit of competition.
Fortunately, the choice of board games in our time is huge.
And although there are quite a few cooperative games, they still exist.
What are cooperative games? Is it the same as commands? Yes and no.
Of course you play on the same team. But not against the other. You have only one team and you must win the Game itself.
Many people call cooperative board games stubbornly corporate. Well, why not, you can play with a group of friends, you can play with colleagues. You can play with the whole family.
You must become one single mechanism. Each player is important, each performs its role. And the result depends only on your well-coordinated game.
Well, if you lose, then all together it's not so insulting. No rivalry or teasing. No hard feelings.
Although, of course, you can challenge each other's methods and views, it will be better if you still learn to think as a team.
Well, for kids who are just getting acquainted with the world of board games or who are very worried and offended by losing - such games are simply necessary!
So, what can we offer you today from the Cooperative Games?
A simple and cute game for the little ones in which the players pick fruits from the trees. It's very hard to lose! Karkusha climbed into the garden and on the way to her nest wants to snatch more juicy fruits. The task of the players is to get ahead of Karkusha!
Four friends - residents of the Far North - went for a walk on the ice floes and now they need to return home. But their adventure is very dangerous, because the ice bridge is an unreliable structure that can collapse at any moment.
An amazing game where there are no losers!
More precisely, they are, but not among the players. The kids walk along the path, picking berries on a special string. You can help each other with berries. And at the end, the participants decide whose pie they give their supplies to - grandmother's or grandfather's (or think of any other character). Which of the imaginary characters will have more berries, he won.
And since the cake is still common, friendship wins)
Immersed in the events that unfold on the playing field: having built a bridge, little players will compete with passion and pleasure in dexterity and strategy, moving sheep across it. It is important that in this case all the players are on the same side and the victory becomes their common merit.
The ponies ran away. Your goal is to get everyone to the corral before it closes.
The cards form the contour of the paddock in the form of a 7x7 square. And we put the pony and hay inside, filling the square 5x5. Once the outer contour of the pen is closed, no one else can enter it, and the game is lost. If we manage to fill the inner 5x5 square with ponies and hay, we won, and together!
Help each other to collect ponies with the same characteristics and victory will be yours.
The field consists of colored circles. Each turn you play a card of a certain color - and fly any owl to the nearest square of the same color. After a certain number of moves, the sun will rise, and you will need to have time to bring the owls to the nest before dawn. If you have time - all players win together.
The peculiarity of the game is that quite often you will need to make moves that will help other players.
A kitten got lost in a dark, dark forest... One of the players urgently sets off in search of it. But he does not see anything in the dark (he is blindfolded), and only the cries of animals (published by other players) help him find his way.
Well, of course, first of all, this is a hit, which for more than a year has been the best-selling game on the site.
A team of detectives is investigating a missing pie that was stolen by the Fox... Or the Fox? And what \ what exactly, several animals fall under suspicion at once.
The task of the players is to figure out, with the help of evidence and logical analysis, who exactly did it.
And preferably before the Fox takes the cake to his hole.
Roll the dice to determine which treat to grab from the pantry. Place tokens on selected treats. Closed the treat entirely? Great! It's in your hole! Hurry up: the cunning black cat is inexorably approaching the pantry!
Bandito is a cooperative board game for young detectives. What do we have to do? The bandit does not sleep and wants to escape. The participants in the game need to join forces to stop him before the cards in the deck run out.
And another cooperative game, very simple in its mechanics, so take a closer look - maybe your children will be able to master it earlier.
Mino and Tauri are two aliens who lost parts from their ship in a cornfield. Your task is to find all the items in the corn maze by moving the magnetic figures of the aliens. Work together. The faster you learn to understand each other, the more likely you are to meet the time.
Ellie and Toto with friends really want to get to the Emerald City along the yellow brick road. You need to help them by completing simple and fun tasks. For example, to do exercises and at the same time name magic items - so that the Tin Woodman defeats rust. Or become a miracle bridge - so that the Scarecrow can swim across the river. And you will have to walk around the room with your eyes closed in order to bring the Lion out of the poppy field.
This is a team game in which the players oppose the sorcerer. If the sorcerer blocks all paths before you create the potion, he wins and all players together lose. A little luck, a little magic, a lot of teamwork - and you can save the kingdom and win the game!
First you need to place blockheads on the field - the map of the Magic Land. They will take three steps along the roads at the end of each turn. You all win together if there are no more blockheads left - or the game ends when any of their squads reach the Emerald City.
We need to act together - build towers and choose places for them.
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All players act simultaneously, each performs a specific role and actions peculiar only to him.
The task is to get out of the Magical Supermarket, collecting all the artifacts before you are caught by the guards. By the way, there is one more feature! Most of the time you will have to understand each other without words or even gestures!
A multiplayer game for 2-5 players who are pyrotechnicians looking to put on an amazing pyrotechnic show. In total, 5 multi-colored fireworks are to be launched, collecting chains of cards of the same color in order from lower value to higher, not knowing which cards are in hand, guided by the meager tips of colleagues, or laying out cards at random.
In this cooperative game, you have to prepare magical elixirs for the monsters. The inhabitants of Kahut themselves will tell you what to mix and in what order. But you need to make a recipe according to special rules: change either one of the components or its quantity per turn, without revealing your stocks to other players.
The essence of the game is to escape as quickly as possible from the island, which goes under water.
The players are one team of explorers who landed on the Forbidden Island in search of 4 artifacts. The island itself is a field of 24 squares. 4 figurines of artifacts symbolize Fire, Water, Wind and Earth.
The Adventure Team is back in action! This time, a sandstorm has forced your helicopter to make an emergency landing at its very epicenter. The only way out is to find the details of the aircraft in the city lost in the sands, fix it and escape.
The principle of the game is the same as that of the Forbidden Island - a desert is built from squares.
The deck, motor, crystal and propeller - parts of the aircraft - are placed side by side. It is their team that needs to be found. A sandstorm marker that gradually rises.
Conquer dizzying heights in this imaginative co-op adventure! You have to act as a team to explore a mysterious platform floating in the epicenter of a raging storm. Connect the elements of an electrical circuit with a wire and launch a well-hidden rocket before you get struck by lightning or blown off the platform. Test your team's ability to work together, but be careful: one wrong move and you'll all be brought down to earth...once and for all!
The enemy is present here - this is the game itself. Or, more precisely, these are 4 diseases that threaten the whole world. It is from them that a fearless team of scientists and researchers must rid the world by suppressing the epidemic.
The rules of the game are not entirely simple, and preparation for the game can take a little time, especially for the first time. But everything is compensated by the fascinating nature of the game.
5 team members - a dispatcher, a scientist, a researcher, a builder and a doctor are trying to find a cure for 4 diseases, while trying to prevent the epidemic from spreading around the world.
The playing field is a map of the world, on which different zones are highlighted in different colors.
Mysterium is a cooperative board game for 2-7 players. One of the players takes on the role of a ghost who lives in an abandoned mansion. The rest of the players are psychics specially invited by the new owner of this old estate. They have to unravel the secret of the mansion and bring peace to its walls: at night in this mystical place everyone is haunted by very mysterious dreams.
23. Narabi 10+
Inspired by the famous Japanese rock gardens, Narabi is a board game where you work as a team to arrange the stones in the correct order.
Deciding which of these games to buy and which one to play is a challenge for the entire company.
Is your board game company facing head-on over frequent wins by one dominant player? Are some of the players not interested in competitive miniatures or war games? Below are the co-op board games you can play right now, both new and old games.
These are the games that are on the table again and again, begging to come back to the game and come up with a new strategy, play another round and raise the difficulty level just a little.
This list may overlap with our list. Check it out if you're interested in a more general look at this genre of games.
Year of issue: 2016 | Number of players: 2-4 | Game duration: 60-90 minutes | Developers Cast: Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, Nathan Tiras
As a surprise, the list will be topped by the League of Legends board game Mechs vs. Minions. This smart game includes pre-programmed moves and action so players can blow up hundreds of cute little minions. The game is fun and fast for its size, even with the preparation time. The package includes a ton of miniatures and premium components.
The highlight of the game is that the plot really develops here. That is why the game has lasting power over teams that meet frequently. I would recommend this game for a typical 3-4 person team.
Year of issue: 2015 | Number of players: 2-7 | Game duration: 42 minutes | Developers People: Oleksandr Nevskiy, Oleg Sidorenko
One of the players is a ghost, and all the rest are mediums who are trying to figure out who was behind the murder that took place decades ago. The release of this game took place in Ukraine in 2015. It was played without translation and localization at game festivals and game stores even before the English version appeared on the markets. The ghost player must tell the others what happened to him, using only cards with surreal images.
Players must narrow the circle of suspects, determine the location and weapons of the murder. This is a fun creative game that uses deduction and reasoning. It is thanks to this game that you can come up with memes and jokes that are understandable only to “their own”. (Although not the same, Mysterium is also available on Steam.)
Year of issue: 2016 | Number of players: 1-4 | Game duration: 60-120 minutes | Developers People: Nate French, Matthew Newman
A fast, smart adaptation of the old co-op masterpiece Arkham Horror. Board game fans love this live card game. Players create custom decks of cards to defeat monsters from the Cthulhu mythos and solve mysteries. All decks represent characters: their equipment, their talents, as well as their detrimental flaws. This game provides the same light RPG, adventure experience as the original Arkham Horror.
However, the tension generated when players draw cards and move is much more palpable. The main set is designed for 1-2 players, but if you combine 2 such sets, the number of players can be increased to 4.
If you like the theme but don't like card games or want to be able to play with more people, try Eldritch Horror.
Year of issue: 2008 | Number of players: 2-4 | Game duration: 45 minutes | Developer: Matt Leacock
This is the undisputed classic of cooperative games. The motif of the fight against a disease that has swept the whole world in Pandemic will not soon lose popularity. The classic game still holds its ground. It's an action-packed masterpiece, and it's all about coming up with clever solutions to complex problems. However, there are now several variations of the game. Pandemic: Iberia is a great spin-off from the original game with a new map, historical setting and new diseases to counter.
Pandemic: Legacy is the longer version. In this game, as the story progresses, you need to fight diseases. The player can watch as cities are destroyed, characters die, and deadly diseases are given eternal, funny names. Season 2 is now underway, so you can play 24 games in your own evolving world.
Year of issue: 2015 | Number of players: 2-4 | Game duration: 30 minutes | Developer: Matt Leacock
Forbidden Island is a light version of Pandemic. This is a race against time in which you need to get artifacts on a sinking island. The mechanics are the same as in Pandemic, only the game itself is simpler and faster. Players fortify the island with sandbags, run around looking for artifacts, and then escape on a motorbike. If you don't like that, there are harder versions, Forbidden Desert and Forbidden Sky, coming out this year.
Year of issue: 2017 | Number of players: 1-4 | Game duration: 90-120 minutes | Developer: R. Eric Reuss
While in many board games players are explorers or colonizers, Spirit Island takes a different approach. Here, players try on the role of powerful spirits that protect the indigenous inhabitants of their island from aggressive, cruel invaders. This is a game from the Pandemic school: players must optimize their actions during their turn in order to defeat the invaders.
This is a complex game that requires a well-thought-out strategy. All players are assigned dissimilar roles of different spirits, which determines the theme. So, for example, the spirit of fire rushes across the map, leaving beaten paths behind it, and the spirit of the earth, despite its low speed, cannot be forced to leave.
Year of issue: 1981 | Number of players: 1-8 | Game duration: 60-120 minutes | Developers Cast: Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady
The quality of the game has not deteriorated even after 40 years. The latest version of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, The Thames Murders & Other Cases, entertains players just as well as any other version. This is a cooperative game in which players equipped with newspapers, maps of London and case books try to solve the murders just like Sherlock Holmes himself.
The game's unique structure places it between interactive fiction and board games with clear rules and a move system. Time is the main resource of the players, because with each action in the investigation it takes more. If you take too long, Holmes will solve the case faster than you. I never managed to beat Sherlock, but I still like this game. This is exactly the kind of game that even those who do not like board games will want to play. This game will appeal to everyone who loves detective novels and mysterious films and series.
Year of issue: 2012 and 2017 | Number of players: 1-4 | Game duration: 60-120 minutes | Developer: Ignacy Trzewiczek
This pair of similar, but not identical, board games is built around storytelling and technique. These are complex and closely related games, the essence of which fits in one word: survive. In these games, you need to stay alive in any way, by distributing food or your power level. It also happens that players start yelling at the dice when not what they wanted falls out.
Both games are based on scripted books. Each of them develop unique stories with plot twists, but the basics are almost the same. The Robinson Crusoe is generally considered better than the First Martians, but some can't resist the space theme.
Year of issue: 2017 | Number of players: 2-4 | Game duration: 15-30 minutes | Developers Story by: Vlaada Chvatil, Scott Eaton
Codenames is pretty simple: you need to give the other player a one-word hint so that he can guess the right words, but at the same time you need to make sure that the players cannot guess some others. You say “3 wet things” hoping your partner will choose “Snow, fish, clouds” as the answer. You hit yourself in the head when he chooses "Snow, fish, soup."
This is a game about words, the essence of which is that you need to behave creatively and efficiently. Also, this game allows you to become closer with another person, because in the course of the game the partner’s way of thinking becomes clear, how he guesses, how he builds relationships.
Year of issue: 2015 |Number of players: 1-6 | Game duration: 60-180 minutes | Developers Cast: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Nicolas Raoult
The big box of Zombicide miniatures didn't appeal to me until Black Plague came out. For some reason, a medieval sci-fi theme with necromancers and plague managed to draw me into a popular zombie-fighting franchise. In addition, the consistent study of the original for three years also helped.
This is a miniature game in all its glory. Here you need to overcome hordes of zombies, throw handfuls of dice, make tactical choices. By the way, here you can also throw bottles of dragon bile, like Molotov cocktails.
Year of issue: 2015 |Number of players: 1-4 | Game duration: 60-120 minutes | Developer: Eric M. Lang
This game puts you and your friends in the role of leaders in XCOM Geoscape. This game, taking place in real time, distributes all players into different roles: commander, scientist, squad leader, air commander. The action is controlled by the application, it is available on computers.
The game gives players new obstacles to pass through. This is a perfect example that a new game based on an old one doesn't have to be identical to it. Instead, such a game should provide new experiences in the old setting.
Year of issue: 2017 |Number of players: 1-4 | Game duration: 60-120 minutes | Developer: Isaac Childres
In our list of the best board games of 2017, this game was called “gorilla in the room”. This gorilla just got bigger, probably around 450kg, as the game grows in popularity. Gloomhaven is a huge game set in a dungeon. There is a non-linear fantasy plot and elements reminiscent of antiquity. They can change the whole world during the game. There is also a huge number of miniatures, boards in the form of dungeons with dice, cardboard models.
Okay, it's got everything that's currently popular in board games, but it's bundled up in one (huge) box, and it's driven by a nice combat system that doesn't just rely on dice rolls. Now it is a universal game that should be played by an already established team. (By the way, this game is expensive and goes out of print periodically, so make sure you pay the manufacturer's recommended price.)
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Spending time with loved ones is priceless. And playing board games with them is also fun and interesting. website collected 15 of the best board games that will diversify your leisure time and help you have a good time with friends.
cluedo
Cluedo is a detective game where you and your friends have to solve a murder. In the circle of suspects - 6 guests. 6 crime weapons were found in the house, scattered across 9 rooms. The goal of the game is to quickly figure out the criminal, as well as determine the place and the murder weapon. To solve this problem, your logic, luck and the well-known method of Sherlock Holmes, the deduction method, will help you.
Resistance
Resistance is one of the most powerful psychological games of the past 20 years. You have to become either a fighter for justice, or an evil spy. This is how the card will drop. The purpose of the game is different for everyone. For resistance - to calculate all the spies and successfully complete the mission. For spies - to prevent resistance and destroy all their plans.
munchkin
"Munchkin" is a well-known parody of role-playing computer games in which
players walk around the dungeon, and with each turn they can be attacked by some kind of reptile. Throughout the game, you need to "pump" your character: collect clothes, kill monsters, turn friends against each other and reach level 10 before others in order to win. The game, by the way, has many versions: Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Super Munchkin (a parody of Marvel comics). So everyone can find a game to their liking.
Monopoly
Monopoly is a well-known business building game. You buy - you sell, you improve, you fight with competitors. In general, everything is like in the real world. Each participant has his own starting capital and the choice of where to invest his money. Today they even hold Monopoly tournaments with a cash prize fund.
Imaginarium or Dixit
If you and your friends have a good fantasy, you should play Imaginarium or Dixit. These are simple games with beautiful pictures to which you need to come up with associations and guess what your friend has thought of. The one who guesses more cards will move faster on the playing field and win. The games differ from each other by pictures and scoring.
Elias
In the Elias game, the most important thing is to explain as many words as possible to your partner in a certain period of time. You can do this with a fun story, antonyms, synonyms, clues, or even sounds. At your discretion and desire. The main thing is not to use single-root words! The complexity of the game is that you will need to not only explain the words, but also guess them. Each round you will need to change places with your partner.
Activity
"Activity" is a team game that can somehow remind you of the popular game "Crocodile". True, you and your friends will not only have to show words or phrases, but also draw and explain them. The game is not easy, but very fun. In it you will find 2500 outstanding words and phrases.
Svintus or Uno
Uno is one of the fast and easy board games. Another undeniable advantage is its compactness: a deck of cards will not take up much space. The object of the game is to get rid of the cards that have been dealt to you. On your turn, you have the right to place only one card on the table, which, in value or color, matches the top one on the game table. The game "Uno" also has a domestic analogue - "Svintus". In fact, this is a slightly modified game, to which other atmosphere and plot have been added.
Jackal
"Jackal" is a game for those who love a lot of gold. After all, the goal of the game is to collect it as much as possible and drag it to your ship. You command brave pirates who land on the island in search of treasure. The island is the playing field. Not only rivals will be waiting for you on the field, but also crocodiles, portals and many other mysterious and dangerous things.
Wild jungle or Bear
Board games "Wild Jungle" and "Bear" are similar to each other. Their goal is also to discard all cards and be the winner. But here everything is not so simple. In the center of the game there is a log or a totem. And in each round, the player who takes them faster than others wins. The one who turned out to be quicker throws off part of his cards to a friend - and thus becomes one step closer to victory.
Lord of Tokyo
The game "Lord of Tokyo" is for those who love monsters, because during the game you have to become one. Your task is to capture the city and defeat other monsters. As in Munchkin, you can "pump" your hero by buying strength and power with the points you earn.
Roborally
Roborally is a game about racing robots through a factory. You choose the supercomputer you like and go to the intended goal. On the way you will find obstacles in the form of pits, industrial lasers, moving conveyors and, of course, rival robots that are also rushing towards the goal. The winner is the one who will be the first to pass the track, reaching the highest level.
Set
The board game "Set" is a simple card game for attentiveness and ingenuity. A certain number of cards are laid out on the table. In the game, each card is unique and has four features: its color, symbol, shading, and number of symbols. The goal of the game is to find as many sets as possible, that is, a set of three cards in which each individual feature either completely matches or completely differs. Since all players are looking for a set at the same time, it is important to find it first.
Two unconditional hits are the games Dobble and Barabashka. Both games are fast, playful, with simple rules and a low price. All this makes them popular favorites and bestsellers!
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The best board games for kids
Do not go to Africa for children to walk, but let's play games with us! And at the same time define best board game for kids: gentle Sleeping Queens, dynamic Speed Caps, magnificent Cheese Castle… Games from different price ranges, but equally beautiful.
Vampires are looking for a cozy grave to get through the day. Don't worry, they are completely harmless and very cute. Vampirchiki is a game of attentiveness and visual memory. Up to 6 players can play at the same time.
In the board game Vampires there are 60 funny vampires in 6 colors. Before the first rays of the sun touch the ground, they need to hide in the cemetery... There are 60 graves on the playing field, on which the covers are randomly laid out (they are colored on the reverse side). The task of each player is to get rid of all their vampires by placing them in graves with matching lids.
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Build your own kingdom by laying out "patchwork" with different landscapes like dominoes. Patchwork Kingdom is a real compact blitz strategy. The game takes only about 15 minutes, but this time is filled with intense rivalry and the constant need to make difficult choices.
Winner of the Game of the Year award in Germany (Spiel des Jahres) 2017.
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Forbidden Island has received numerous nominations and awards for Best Children's Game, Best Family Game, and even Best Graphic Work. A small part of his awards: German Game of the Year nominee Spiel des Jahres (2011) Golden Geek Best Board Game - BoardGameGeek.com's most respected board game award (2010), Mensa Select Winner 2010 - America's Game of the Year.
The stand-alone game is Pandemic: The Fall of Rome, where players have to prevent the fall of the Roman Empire.
Pandemic - best family game according to Games 100 And winner of the Game of the Year award in several countries at once, in particular:
- 2008 JoTa Best Cooperative Board Game Winner
- 2008 Meeples" Choice Award
- 2008 Trick Trac d "Argent
- 2009 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Winner
- 2009 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 3rd Place
- 2009 Gouden Ludo Winner
- 2010 Australian Games Association Game of the Year
- 2011 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner
In a co-op game with a detective story Tricky Fox, players will have to find out who stole the pie. You will have to act together, studying the clues and applying deductive thinking. As they try to capture the guilty fox, players will learn to evaluate probability, pay attention to details, and learn about the importance of teamwork in solving problems. Happy investigation!
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Rewards of the game Cunning Fox:
- 2018 - Winner of the French award As d "Or in the nomination Best game for children (Jeu de l" Ann? e Enfant Winner)
- 2017 - recommended game according to the German Spiel des Jahres award in the category Children's Game of the Year (Kinderspiel des Jahres Recommended)
The best board games for the company
Family is also a company, so the best family board games are great to play with friends. The same Dixit, for example, is completely universal. Not without reason, the Dixit Odyssey board game for 12 participants was published especially for large companies.
The other two series of games - the wonderful Activity and Alias - have been recognized for a long time, loved by many and sometimes played to holes.
If you want fresh ideas, Concept is at your service, which in 2014 became the best board game for the company at the Cannes International Games Festival!
Welcome to the world of the Wild West! Join the big train heist in the fun Colt Express.
The bandits jump on the roof of the train and shoot at each other, the poor passengers hide their heads under the seat in fear. What should you do? Join the bandits and try to loot as much as possible!
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Is winter far away? Who has dragons? How do you say thank you in Dothraki? Who will get the Throne of the Seven Kingdoms in the end?! You will find out the answer to the last question by playing the epic Game of Thrones! Perhaps the Iron Throne will be yours? You can't wait - Westeros is waiting for you! Fight the wildlings, make alliances with other Houses (but remember: in this cruel world of betrayal, no one can be trusted), seize lands and achieve Victory!
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The best board games for skill
It seems to you that it has become too quiet at the gaming table, everyone is playing strategies with concentration. Time to shake up the company and make some noise! At our disposal best skill board games.
This little red plane shows real miracles on bends! And your task is to show miracles of dexterity and change the flight path in time!
Pilot Louie (4+) is a game that will please everyone! Toddlers adore the cheerful pilot, older children try to send Louis into a beautiful turn, groups of adults succumb to fun excitement.
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What does it cost us to build a house! And even a castle. But that's bad luck - the details for construction differ in a wide variety of forms, not at all like convenient bricks! Half a kingdom for a horse for a sense of balance!
Bausak is a game that is amazing in execution! Heavy smooth wooden parts are very nice to hold in your hand! And the combination of white and burgundy colors pleases the eye.
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The balancing surface and the many figures on it is a board game
Bamboleo! The task of the players is to collect as many figures as possible without disturbing the balance! Who can overcome the excitement and show amazing dexterity?! The game perfectly relieves stress and sets in a positive way!
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