Gold am Orinoko
Hop your adventurers across a river of drifting logs before the route floats away.
- Designer
- Bernhard Weber
- Published by
- HABA
Gold has been found in jungle ruins across the Orinoco, and the only way over is by hopping between drifting tree trunks. You roll dice to move your adventurers from trunk to trunk while the whole river shifts downstream underneath them. Get your team across and the treasure is yours.
Who it's for
Family evenings with primary-school kids who want an adventure story rather than an abstract puzzle.
Not for you if…
You dislike games decided by dice. There is little you can do about a bad roll, adults will find the choices thin, and the game has been out of print for a while.
Vibe's take
Cheerful jungle chaos. The shifting trunks mean plans rarely survive a full lap of the table, and near misses get loud reactions.
Nominated
Published 2013 · 13 years ago
older than 70% of games
In 463 collections
collected more than 21% of games
2–4 players · ages 6+
Best with 3 or 4 · publisher: 7+
15–20 min
shorter than 84% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.4 out of 5 · lighter than 75%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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