Billabong
Race five kangaroos around a waterhole by chaining precise geometric jumps over other roos.
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ReviewBillabong Race Review: You've Never Seen Joey Move This Fast- Designer
- Eric Solomon
- Published by
- AMIGO
- Editions by
- Playte, OPEN'N PLAY, SimplyFun, franjos Spieleverlag
A geometric racing game where each player steers a mob of five kangaroos around an Australian waterhole. Movement happens almost entirely by jumping: your roo leaps over another roo in a precise mirror-image hop, and stringing several jumps together in one turn is where the game lives. First team all the way around and back to the start line wins.
Who it's for
Players who love abstract, luck-free puzzles and enjoy plotting a long leaping route several jumps ahead.
Not for you if…
You want theme, dice, or forward momentum; this is a dry geometric race and analysis-prone players can slow it to a crawl. It is also long out of print and hard to find.
Vibe's take
Spatial and calculating, like solving a moving checkers puzzle where the best route appears only if you read the whole board.
Published 1992 · 34 years ago
older than 96% of games
In 1,188 collections
collected more than 28% of games
2–4 players · ages 8+
Best with 3 or 4 · publisher: 10+
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 1.9 out of 5 · lighter than 60%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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