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African Kingdoms

African Kingdoms

DPO Games · 1997
2–445 min0+ yrs2.0/5 complexity2.9 BGG11KidsStrategy
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A war-strategy game themed around the African Kingdoms of the Nok, Kush, Ghana and Zulu Warriors. Players choose sides and place their army pawns and chips on the map board corresponding to their warriors colors.

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African Kingdoms box art
official art · DPO Games

A war-strategy game themed around the African Kingdoms of the Nok, Kush, Ghana and Zulu Warriors. Players choose sides and place their army pawns and chips on the map board corresponding to their warriors colors. Warrior cards are also distributed which allow players to take advantage of special warring capabilities during a turn. The game then proceeds in a series of battles whose outcome is determined by a combination of die rolling, warrior card usage and type of pawn used in battle. Successful battles earn victory points (chips) and territory. The object of the game is to accumulate 8 victory points and be declared the winning warrior.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating2.9 / 10
Vibe
KidsStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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African Kingdoms is a abstract strategy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring campaign / battle card driven. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about African Kingdoms — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does African Kingdoms support?
African Kingdoms is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of African Kingdoms take?
A game of African Kingdoms takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is African Kingdoms for?
African Kingdoms is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is African Kingdoms?
African Kingdoms has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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