Serengeti: A Race For Life – The Ranger
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,461
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Serengeti: A Race For Life
2017
Rules assistance for Serengeti: A Race For Life
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 30–45 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Serengeti: A Race For Life
For 2 players
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Serengeti: A Race For Life is a board game released in 2017 for 2 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Rogue Marechal and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Serengeti: A Race For Life is a game for two players set in the African savannah. In an attempt to preserve the ecosystem and ensure there is a future for its wildlife, your mission will be to study the animals that inhabit the Serengeti. In addition, you will be rewarded if lions can thrive in the savannah, as long as you can keep scorpions out of your headquarters! The game takes place over a variable number of turns called seasons. During each season, players play cards from their hand in order to track animals, or to use their skills. Players start the game with just a few trails, a card that will allow them to track animals from the supply, adding them to their individual deck to adjust it to suit a particular strategy. Animals provide them with unique ways to deal with the various threats in the game as well as helping them to efficiently manage their resources. Animals do more than just produce game effects to rely on during the game however, and are a main source of points. At the end of the game, victory points will be awarded depending on the players’ deck content as well as majority in the savannah. The competition track may also tilt the outcome in favour of the player who best achieved to stay one or more step ahead of their opponent!
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- HAL-13
Questions and answers
Serengeti: A Race For Life 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.
The listed playing time for Serengeti: A Race For Life is 30–45 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 Serengeti: A Race For Life 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.
Serengeti: A Race For Life has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Serengeti: A Race For Life belongs to these categories: Card Game and Animals. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Serengeti: A Race For Life are: Rogue Marechal. 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 Serengeti: A Race For Life 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.