The Bottom Line
Good family game which has great re-play potential.
Pros
- Random token placement means unlimited re-play.
- Predicted 1 hour game length is spot on.
- Multiple ways to score gives ending some excitemen
Cons
- Strategy aspects may be limited for mature players
- Laying out tokens can be tedious.
Description
- Reiner Knizia is a Doctor of Mathematics and professional game designer.
- Suitable for families with children 10 years and up.
- Expected play time is 50 to 60 minutes.
- Distributed by Rio Grande Games, PO Box 45715, Rio Grande, NM 87174.
Guide Review - Reiner Knizia's Africa
Africa is a board game for two to five players in which explorers make their way around Africa encountering wild animals, nomads, monuments, trade goods, gold, and gems. In true colonial fashion, both game herds and nomads can be relocated, trade goods can be spirited away for private collections, gold and gems mined to profit the explorer, and kudos is achieved through discovering ancient monuments. For each of these activities the player scores points. Some strategy exists in the way counters are relocated, and with the choice between mining around a base camp or scoring points for its neighbouring attractions; when the final monument is discovered the game ends the highest score wins.
