Gnav
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BGG #28,877
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4.9

Gnav

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Rules assistance for Gnav

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 60 min
  • 7+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

Rules assistant for Gnav

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Gnav is a board game released in 1600 for 2–12 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Trading.

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About the game

A classic game with roots back to 15th. century Italy, where it was called Cuccu. 300 years later it came to Scandinavia under the name Gnao. Slabberjan is a Dutch game that is similar to Gnav, while the Swedish version (1741) is known as Kille. This is a well-known game in Norway, and can be played with cards or beautiful, hand-made playing pieces. The cardgame is actually Damm's oldest game that is still in print. Players are each dealt a random card with a rank, which they keep face down. There is a round of trading, in which you may force a trade with a neighbor. Some cards trigger special effects during trading. After the trading, the worst card loses the round. The heart of the game is in judging whether or not to do a forced trade in the interest of being not-worst.

Editions

  • GnavspilSKALK2001
  • GnavN.W. Damm & Søn (Damm)1998
  • CuccùitMasenghini

Categories

Mechanics

Publishers

  • N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm)
  • (Public Domain)
  • Masenghini
  • SKALK

Questions and answers

Gnav supports 2–12 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.