Jabuka
BGG rank
BGG #25,766
BGG rating
5.8

Jabuka

2019

Rules assistance for Jabuka

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

  • 2–8 players
  • 15–30 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Jabuka

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Jabuka is a board game released in 2019 for 2–8 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Martin Russocki and its main mechanics are Take That, Tile Placement, and Simultaneous Action Selection.

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About the game

Any word game requires using your bean, but the way to win Jabuka is to use the most beans in a spontaneous, fast-paced race to be the most prolific wordsmith. And here's the innovative twist: the coffee bean-shaped pieces with yellow characters can be turned to form different letters, changing j's into r's, m's into e's, and many more morphing moves. The totally twistable Jabuka alphabet even includes double letter combinations that change with their orientation. Use these alphabet chameleons to form new words or to hijack and transform existing words made by another player or team. The team that uses the most beans—straight up or strategically askew—wins the game (with a shout of "Jabuka" of course!). For 2-8 players, ages 8-108. 100% recycled wood, coffee bean shaped pieces in a natural mini burlap sack. —description from the publisher

Questions and answers

Jabuka supports 2–8 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.