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Animals: Elephants

Zooloretto: The Dice Game

Zooloretto: The Dice Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
7
Halli Galli Extreme

Halli Galli Extreme

boardgame

This is a complex version of Halli Galli. Cards feature fruits and animals like monkeys, elephants, and pigs. Players must slap the bell when specific combinations of visible fruit and animals appear.

Players:
2–6
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Memory

Memory

boardgame

Memory is a classic matching game where players uncover hidden pairs of tiles. The modern version was published by Ravensburger in 1959. The objective is to collect the most pairs by memorizing card positions until all tiles are cleared.

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
3
Amritsar: The Golden Temple

Amritsar: The Golden Temple

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
60–120 min
Min. Age:
14
Elephant Ball Balancing Act

Elephant Ball Balancing Act

boardgame

Players:
3–5
Time:
40–60 min
Min. Age:
10
Gib 8

Gib 8

boardgame

Children's card game with Benjamin Blümchen. Players take turns matching the top card by color or number. After a legal move, they may play an additional card. The first player to empty their hand wins the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
5
Pink Elephant

Pink Elephant

boardgame

Players:
2–12
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
5
Slap 'n Grab

Slap 'n Grab

boardgame

Players:
3–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Elefant Hunt

Elefant Hunt

boardgame

This Tom Wham game appeared in Dragon issue 88 in 1984. Players hire hunters, gather supplies, and head inland to capture wild animals alive. The first player to reach 100 points by bringing these creatures back to port wins the game.

Players:
2–5
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
10
Elefantræs

Elefantræs

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
4
Bengali

Bengali

boardgame

Elephant keepers are very busy because cheeky elephants keep escaping and hiding in the jungle. To put an end to this tiresome searching, they have decided to build a separate enclosure for every single animal to keep them secure.

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
5
Chaturanga

Chaturanga

boardgame

Chaturanga is the earliest known form of chess from India, played by two on an 8x8 board. It differs from modern chess through unique piece movements, lack of castling, and distinct winning conditions like bare king.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Conservation Crisis

Conservation Crisis

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
45–90 min
Min. Age:
12
Be Herd

Be Herd

boardgame

Players:
3–10
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
10
Kariba

Kariba

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
6
Tricky Track

Tricky Track

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
4
Okavango

Okavango

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
5
Elefun Snackin' Safari

Elefun Snackin' Safari

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
3
Dallifant

Dallifant

boardgame

Dallifant is a pattern recognition game for children aged 4-8. Two dice determine a color combination. Players race to spot the matching elephant and place a chip on it. Previously claimed elephants add tactical twists. The first player to successfully get rid of all five chips wins the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
4
Benjamin Blümchen: als Zoodirektor

Benjamin Blümchen: als Zoodirektor

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
5
Benjamin Blümchen: Lern das ABC!

Benjamin Blümchen: Lern das ABC!

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
4
Sylvion

Sylvion

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Affenstarke Zahlenbande

Affenstarke Zahlenbande

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Crazy Circus

Crazy Circus

boardgame

Crazy Circus is a simultaneous puzzle game where players rearrange animal figures on platforms using verbal commands like Ma or Ni. The first player to correctly shout the required combination wins the target card. Whoever collects the most cards wins the game.

Players:
1–10
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8