360 animals on big cards are waiting for the players of Fauna. Every round a single animal presents itself by name and picture. The 2-6 players try to guess the animal's weight, length, height, tail length and - most important - the areas in which the animal lives on the Earth. The early bird gets the worm: an area on the big map or a sector on the scales already occupied by a player token cannot be chosen a second time. When no player wants to set another token the round ends and the scoring is performed. Tokens on correct spaces get points for the corresponding player, also tokens in the direct neighborhood of correct spaces score points. Tokens not earning points are temporarily out of the game - so risk should be carefully considered. Next round - next animal - starting player changes. The first player who reaches a certain total score wins (normally after 8-12 animals).

Fauna by Friedemann Friese, 2-6 players, age 10+, 45-60 min

Re-implemented by:

• Fauna junior

Contents:
1 double-sided game board (metric & imperial units)
180 animal cards with 360 animals
1 card box
42 bet markers, divided in 6 colors
30 black evaluation markers
1 lion marker (for the starting player)

Awards

• 2009 Spiel des Jahres Nominee - Germany
• 2010 Årets Selskapsspill (Party Game of the Year, Norway) Nominee
• 2011 Polish Game of the Year 2011 (nomination)
• 2011 Preferred Choice Award - Creative Child Magazine - USA
• 2011 100 best products - Dr Toy - USA
• 2012 Hungarian Boardgame Prize Special Prize

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