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Nanuk

Nanuk

Steve Jackson Games · 2009
5–845 min0+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.2 BGG#7.451 BGG1,1 KKids
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Winter is coming. All the hunters boasted of their prowess, but you boasted the loudest. Now you have to deliver . . . In Nanuk, each player bids for how long he can stay on the trail and how much he will bring home.

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Nanuk box art
official art · Steve Jackson Games

Winter is coming. All the hunters boasted of their prowess, but you boasted the loudest. Now you have to deliver . . .

In Nanuk, each player bids for how long he can stay on the trail and how much he will bring home. Each boast must be greater than the one before, until one hunter refuses to raise the bid, saying "You're doomed!" Then the hunt begins. Will the hunt leader make good on his boast, or will the doomers be right? Every player decides secretly to help . . . or to let it fail.

Beware Nanuk, the great polar bear, who can end any hunt in failure. If you find an inuksuk, it will protect you – once. If the hunt is successful, the hunters share the animals collected. But if the hunt fails, the doomers score instead.

Nanuk is a fast-playing, highly social game of bidding and bluffing for 5 to 8 players.

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.2 / 10
Vibe
Kids
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
45 min
Players
5–8
Recommended age
0+ yrs
BGG rank
#7.451
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Q1How much does Nanuk cost?
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Q2Where can I buy Nanuk cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Nanuk?
Nanuk is a animals game, for 5–8 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring auction / bidding. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nanuk — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nanuk support?
Nanuk is played by 5–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nanuk take?
A game of Nanuk takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nanuk for?
Nanuk is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Nanuk?
Nanuk has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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