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Kumata

Stacked dominoes – only what stays visible actually scores.

Designer
Claude Leroy
Published by
Cosmoludo

Kumata takes dominoes off the table and stacks them upward into a 3D jungle canopy, where only the tiles still visible at the end score, so burying rivals is half the game.

Dominoes stack into a 3D canopyOnly visible tiles score pointsOne totem shields a domino

Who it's for

Players who want a short, spatial, openly combative tile game with a satisfying physical build.

Not for you if…

You dislike direct interference – burying other people's points is Kumata's core, not a side effect.

Vibe's take

Tactile and mean in the nicest way – twenty minutes of covering exactly the tile your neighbor was counting on.

#13,950 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2026 · this year

newer than 95% of games

In 109 collections

collected more than 13% of games

2–4 players · ages 6+

Best with 2 or 3 or 4 · publisher: 8+

15–20 min

shorter than 84% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.8 out of 5 · lighter than 65%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Play style: in teams