Jungle
BGG rank
BGG #14,711
BGG rating
6.0

Jungle

Rules assistance for Jungle

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

  • 2 players
  • 20 min
  • 6+
  • Complexity 1.8/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Jungle

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

Jungle is a board game for 2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. Its main mechanics are Square Grid, Grid Movement, and Static Capture.

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About the game

鬥獸棋 (dòu shòu qí), also known as Animal Chess in English (this English name is used when English text appears on sets) is a traditional Chinese game in which each player has eight animals that move about the board one square at a time, attempting to win by entering the opponent's den. Stronger animals can eat weaker ones, but the rat can defeat the elephant by crawling into its ear. Interest is added to the board by a river (navigable only by the rat, but the lion and tiger can leap across it) and pitfalls (which make all animals vulnerable to attack by weaker ones). Sets can be bought cheaply in many Chinese shops; some have rules in English. This is not a deep intellectual exercise, but a strategic game that can be enjoyed even by young children.

Publishers

  • (Unknown)
  • asmodee
  • Schmidt Spiele
  • Tilsit
  • ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
  • Alga
  • Miro Company
  • John Waddington Ltd.

Questions and answers

Jungle supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.