Bakari (2002)

About this game

Players try to move their pieces across the board. What makes it difficult are the four animals depicted on the squares of the board. At each moment, one of the animals is a block, players are not allowed to move into squares with that animal. Whenever a player gets a piece to the goal, the animal changes - and your plans are wrecked! Winner is the player, who first gets all his or her pieces across the board.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.