HABA Karuba – An Addictive Tile Laying Puzzle Game for the Whole Family (Made in Germany)

March 20, 2017 - Comment

Finally! After a long boat trip, the treasure hunters have reached the island of Karuba and can go on the hunt for hidden treasures. Who will lead their expedition team along the smartest route through the jungle trails, pay attention to the other players and keep an eye out for gold and crystals along the

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Finally! After a long boat trip, the treasure hunters have reached the island of Karuba and can go on the hunt for hidden treasures. Who will lead their expedition team along the smartest route through the jungle trails, pay attention to the other players and keep an eye out for gold and crystals along the way? The most important thing is to start running in time! Hurry up and be the first to reach the temples to collect the most valuable treasures. But be careful! Many paths have dead ends- so you need to be patient and attentive in order to discover the best way through the jungle. The expedition team with the most valuable treasures wins the game. An addictive tile-based puzzle game for 2-4 treasure hunters ages 8-99. Game length: Approx 40 minutes. Designed and written by Rudiger Dorn and Illustrated by Claus Stephan. Karuba was nominated for a 2016 Spiel des Jahres award.

Product Features

  • An addictive tile-based puzzle game for 2-4 treasure hunters ages 8-99. Game length: about 40 minutes. Simple to learn, while giving the player plenty of important decisions to make along the way.
  • Premise: A team of adventurers gets dropped off on the beach of a mysterious island and set off through the jungle to hunt for treasure, their ultimate goal being to ransack ancient temples.
  • Lay your tiles on a grid to form paths in a fast-paced strategy game, racing against other players to snag the loot first. The faster you are, the more points you earn. Every game plays differently!
  • Contents: 4 islands, 64 crystals, 12 gold nuggets, 16 temple treasures, 16 adventurers, 16 temples, 144 jungle tiles and 1 set of game instructions. Made in Germany.
  • Designed and written by Rudiger Dorn and Illustrated by Claus Stephan. Karuba has won a “Major Fun” Award and was nominated for Germany’s prestigious 2016 Spiel des Jahres award

Comments

Amazon Customer says:

What a great family game What a great family game. Fun, thematic, easy to learn and teach. My wife and two sons (ages five and nine) love playing this game.

brh says:

Fun little puzzle with nice components and zero interaction. Karuba is a good puzzle. It bills itself as a multiplayer game, and I hesitate to say that it’s a great example of that simply because there is no player interaction whatsoever. It’s almost bingo-esque in that the player who is essentially emceeing the round calls out what tile everyone has to place, then everyone places it (or discards it to move an explorer). This can be a good thing, sometimes you want a very passive sort of background experience. But I think that the…

Mossleif says:

Fresh, unique, & fun Karuba is a unique and creative tile based game that is different each time and does not get old. Takes about 35- 45 minutes to play. I have played with adults who love it and wanted to play again. I have played with my kids many times (ages 10, 8, & 8) and they love it. The components are very well made, bags are included for the game pieces. I was and still am impressed. I just wish more than 4 could play. I suppose you could buy 2 and then 8 people could conceivably play. Though today’s…

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