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Mountain Goats

Race your goats to six mountain peaks, timing each climb so no rival can boot you back down.

You herd your goats up six mountains, and each peak has room for only one to perch and score. Get there at the wrong moment and a rival goat boots you right off, sending you back down. A light, cheerful dice game that's all about timing your climb for when nobody can knock you loose.

One goat per peak, first up scoresKnock rivals off scoring positionsTiming the climb beats brute speed

Who it's for

Families and casual groups who enjoy light dice games with a dash of gentle take-that.

Not for you if…

You want strategic depth or hate when dice luck can undo careful positioning.

Vibe's take

Cheerful, breezy dice-racing with a playful knock-off that keeps everyone jostling for the summits.

#1,474 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2010 · 16 years ago

older than 78% of games

In 11,783 collections

collected more than 83% of games

2–4 players · ages 8+

Best with 4

about 20 min

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

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.2 out of 5 · lighter than 84%

Opinions: broad agreement

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Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive

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