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Capybara Crush

Chain matching critters across a raft of capybaras before the river rises.

A card game about herding capybaras to rescue critters from a flooding river, where every card is either a critter column to place or a capybara to add to your raft.

Two-sided cards: critters or capybaraInterweaving chains score bigVariable powers and board setups

Who it's for

Players who want a bright animal theme wrapped around a genuine tableau-chaining puzzle.

Not for you if…

Cute art and pattern-matching leave you cold, or you want deep player interaction rather than parallel tableau building.

Vibe's take

Breezy but sharper than it looks – the two-sided cards mean every pleasant little placement is also a capybara you decided not to take.

#11,541 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2026 Β· this year

newer than 95% of games

In 523 collections

collected more than 22% of games

1–4 players Β· ages 8+

Best with 3 or 4

20–45 min

shorter than 51% of games Β· typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes Β· 1.7 out of 5 Β· lighter than 68%

Play style: competitive Β· solo too