- BGG rank
- BGG #7,314
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Rowdy Partners
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2025
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- BGG rating
- 7.7
Savage Bowl
2023
Rules assistance for Savage Bowl
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 4–5 players
- 30 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.7/5
For 4 players
Rules assistant for Savage Bowl
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Savage Bowl is a board game released in 2023 for 4–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by URiO and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.
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About the game
In the world of Savage Bowl, anything's game. Late hits, excessive celebrations, cheap shots, crushing tackles, bribing the officials — do anything you can to score in the flashiest way! While surviving all this carnage, your goal in Savage Bowl is to win an exact number of tricks (based on the player count). Play cleverly as the ref can penalize you for being too savage. In the first half of the game, they give yellow card penalties to the highest-value cards in each trick, then the second most valuable player wins the trick. The carded player also has to sit out the next round! In the second half, the ref's had enough and anything goes — no more yellows. Savage Bowl is a must-follow trick-taking game with five suits (numbered 1-13) and a trump suit (numbered 1-8). Score only if you win the correct number of tricks.
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- Matagot
- Grail Games
- Allplay
- ぶれけけゲームズ (Brekeke Games)
Questions and answers
Savage Bowl supports 4–5 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.
The listed playing time for Savage Bowl is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Savage Bowl for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Savage Bowl has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Savage Bowl belongs to these categories: Card Game and Sports. Its main mechanics are Trick-taking. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Savage Bowl are: URiO. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Savage Bowl as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.