Kavango

Kavango is an immersive board game that takes you on a unique experience of southern Africa's rich biodiversity. Gather up to four friends and dive into the intriguing mission of conserving nature! At the start of the game, each player chooses one of ten Conservation Specialists, each with unique abilities that will influence their strategies and decisions throughout the game. The aim is to develop your own nature reserve, protecting the local fauna from threats while accumulating resources through research tasks. Competition is fierce as you and your friends seek to build the most impressive reserve, competing for points by playing animal cards and winning Conservation Awards. With a total of 160 intriguing species cards, 40 research cards and five landscape boards, Kavango offers a diversity that guarantees replayability and new experiences with every game. Get ready for an exciting and educational journey through the fascinating world of conservation in Kavango!

Table of Contents
- How to Play
- Tips for playing
- Game mechanics
- Game components
- Additional Information

The main objective of the Kavango game is to build and develop sustainable habitats along the Kavango River in Africa, carefully balancing natural resources and biodiversity while tackling environmental and social challenges, promoting awareness of the importance of ecological conservation and the impact of human activities on the ecosystem.

Tips for playing

Here are some tips for doing better in the game Kavango:

• Explore different areas to collect rare resources that will benefit your progress.
• Focus on balancing the construction of infrastructure and the expansion of your territory.
• Trading with other tribes can be an effective strategy for obtaining hard-to-find resources.
• Always keep your defenses strong against unexpected attacks, especially in more dangerous areas.
• Use your characters' special abilities wisely to overcome complex challenges.
• Efficiently managing your inventory is crucial to optimizing the space and resources available.

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GAME mechanics

• End of Game Bonus - In Kavango, players accumulate points through actions taken during the game, but a significant part of the score is obtained through bonuses that are awarded at the end of the game. These bonuses are based on objectives achieved, such as collecting certain resources or meeting specific goals set at the start of the game.
• Contracts - Players can take on contracts that require them to deliver specific sets of resources or tasks. Completing these contracts grants immediate rewards such as victory points or additional resources. However, committing to too many contracts can risk running out of resources to fulfill them all on time.
• Hand Management - Each player has a hand of cards that represent the resources or actions available. Effectiveness in the game depends on how players manage these cards, deciding when to use them to maximize benefits, save them for future rounds or discard them to buy new cards from the deck.
• Simultaneous Action Selection - In each round, players secretly choose their actions and reveal them at the same time. This mechanic requires players to anticipate their opponents' moves, making strategic choices that can benefit their own actions or hinder those of others.
• Semi-Cooperative - While Kavango is a competitive game, there are times when players need to collaborate in order to achieve common goals. However, this cooperation is limited and temporary, as each player still seeks to maximize their own victory points. Decisions to cooperate or compete can significantly impact the development of the game and the relationship between players.

Game components

See all the items in the game below Kavango:

• Characters
• Action Cards
• Resources
• Board
• Objectives
• Data
• Game pieces

Additional Information

• Ludopedia link: https://ludopedia.com.br/jogo/kavango
• Link Tabletopia:
• Amazon Brazil link: Comprar Kavango
• Amazon USA link: Comprar Kavango

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