Description
Jungle Speed by Tom & Yako is a fast-paced, fun, party style game of speed colour and pattern matching and super fast reflexes.
Players sit around the wooden totem placed in the centre of the table and the cards are then dealt out face-down to all players. The winner is the first player to discard all their cards.
Players take it in turns to reveal the top card face-up, making sure they only use one hand to turn the card over and turning it away from them (to avoid taking a peek!). As soon as two players have the identical card face-up they are immediately in a duel and the first player to grab the totem wins the duel.
The loser picks up their discards, those of their opponent and any that have been placed in the pot (more on that later). The loser places all the new cards at the bottom of their deck. Play then continues, with the loser starting the next round.
However, be wary as the whole premise of the game hinges on how similar the cards are to each other. If a player grabs the sacred totem in error, they must be punished and receive as atonement: the discards of all players along with the pot. Punishment is also handed out in the same way for anyone foolish enough to disrespect the totem and topple it when attempting to grab it in a duel.
Jungle Speed includes additional special cards that trigger different events, including an all play where first to grab the totem wins and places their discards under the totem forming the pot. There is another card that changes the focus from pattern to colours so players are in a duel the minute they have matching coloured cards as opposed to identical pattern.
The winner is the first player to be able to discard their last card. This card may have remained face-up for some time until it matches another. The holder of this card still needs to win the resulting duel in order to be crowned the champion of Jungle Speed.
The game is fast-paced, frenetic and at times a little mind boggling, as you try and keep track of the changing cards around the table. Above all it is a lot of fun, so grab the totem, head down to the jungle for a lighting fast game of Jungle speed.
Player Count: 2-10
Time: 10 Minutes
Age: 7+
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