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GaMe oVeRvIeW
Each player receives one set of 8 puzzle pieces. At the beginning of each round, each
player also receives a new puzzle board. The task to be completed on each puzzle board
is determined by rolling the die; immediately afterward, the hourglass is turned over. All
players simultaneously try to place a predetermined set of three-dimensional puzzle pieces
on the light-coloured placement area of their puzzle boards in such a way that the area is
completely covered on two levels.
Any player who completes their task, before the hourglass runs out, shouts “Ubongo!” and
takes a gem from the bag - the two fastest players also receive a bonus gem.
The winner is the person with the most valuable gem collection after 9 rounds.
GaMe CoMpOnEnTs
72 Puzzle boards with 671 tasks
4 x 8 Puzzle pieces
58 Gems
19 Sapphires (blue)
19 Amber (brown)
10 Rubies (red)
10 Emeralds (green)
1 Cloth bag
1 Die
1 Hourglass
Before your first game, put all of the gems into the cloth bag.
BeFoRe eAcH gAmE
-> Each player receives a set of
8 puzzle pieces, one of each
shape. In a game of fewer than
four players, put the puzzle
pieces that are not needed
back into the box.
-> Decide which boards you want to play
with. There are 4 different difficulty levels:
Level 1 - Green, Level 2 - Yellow, Level 3 - Orange, Level 4 - Red
You can all play the same difficulty level or with different difficulty levels. We
recommend that younger children start to play level 1 and adults level 2, 3 or 4
(depending on ability).
This is a really simple way of ensuring that everyone has an equal chance.
-> Each player receives 9 puzzle boards of their chosen difficulty level. Turn all puzzle
boards so that the side you want to play with faces down and place them as a stack in
front of you, so that the tasks you will complete must initially be concealed. Place the
boards that you don’t need back into the box.
-> Take 9 sapphires (blue) and 9 ambers (brown) from the bag of gems. Make two rows
out of these 18 gems in the centre of the table – one row with the 9 sapphires and one
row with the 9 ambers.
These 2 x 9 gems are the gem display and are simultaneously used to count the
rounds. The gems have different values:
Red = 4 points, Blue = 3 points, Green = 2 points, Brown = 1 point
-> Place the hourglass and the die on the table.
Placement
area
Board
number
Difficulty
level
Task
number
Puzzle pieces
required
Set of puzzle pieces
for one player:
Level 4
– 27
1
3
5
2
4
6
Level 4
– 27
1
3
5
2
4
6
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