Pungi
BGG rank
BGG #13,499
BGG rating
6.2

Pungi

2017

Rules assistance for Pungi

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

  • 3–5 players
  • 20 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.1/5

For 3 players

Rules assistant for Pungi

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Pungi is a board game released in 2017 for 3–5 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Klaus Kreowski and its main mechanics are Hand Management.

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About the game

Description from the publisher: Snake-catching made easy! In the card game Pungi, everybody knows what kinds of animals each player has in their hand, but they don't know the number values. The rewards you can earn are displayed in the middle of the table. Is it a good idea to go catching snakes together with another player – or is it better to try it alone? With your animal cards, try to lure the most valuable snakes without attracting too many poisonous ones. Snake charmers can be of some help turning negative points into positive ones at the end of the game — but if you don’t have any negative points, the snake charmer will turn your positive points into negative points! Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins.

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Publishers

  • GaGa Games
  • HUCH!
  • 999 Games

Questions and answers

Pungi supports 3–5 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.