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Botswana

Botswana

Designed byReiner Knizia•Published byAMIGO

2025All-Time
2025All-Time
Rank
667
in All-Time
Total Points
360 pts
Borda count scoring

Botswana / Wildlife Safari was originally published as Flinke Pinke. This game is one of those 'painfully simple' Reiner Knizia games. There are five different colored chips, with six cards, zero through five, in each of the colors. The cards are dealt out, and then players …

Published
1994
Players
2-5
Play Time
20-30 min
Weight
1.29 / 5
BGG Rating
6.8View on BoardGameGeek

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Rank9
Tie Breaker Games logo
Tie Breaker Games
May 26, 2023
Rank10
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Board Game BBQ
Lauren
Dec 29, 2025
Rank40
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Bitewing Games
Nick Murray
Apr 6, 2025
Rank40
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The Dice Tower
Mike DiLisio
Jan 16, 2026
Rank10000
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Gateway Games
Dec 18, 2025