![]() If there is at least one card of the same type, you must collect all the cards in between cards with that type and place them in your hand. Right after placing the card(s) check if there is another card of the same type with the one you’ve just placed in that row. You can place the cards on any side (left or right) but you cannot split the cards, they have to be on the same side. Choose a type of bird and place all the cards of that type from your hand to one of the rows. On your turn, you must play cards from your hand to one of the four rows. Choose a player to start the game and play continues in a clockwise direction from the starting player. And then each player is dealt 8 cards from the deck, these cards are their starting hand. At the start of the game, you need to perform a simple setup that forms 4 rows of cards with 3 cards in each row. This happens as you collect birds on your turn. To add these cards into your tableau (on the table in front of you) you need to complete a flock beforehand. Either collect 7 different types of birds or 2 types of birds with 3 cards each to win the game. The goal of the game is simple, players have to complete one of the two goals. Aside from the colorful illustration of the birds, you can also find the value for small and large flock on the top right of each card and also the amount of cards of a given type available on the deck located on the bottom left of the card. ![]() ![]() There are 8 types of birds, from Toucan, Flamingo, Parrot, Robin, Duck, etc. I wouldn’t say they are not cute or attractive, they just work nicely, the illustrations are clear and easy on the eyes. Chinese version of the gameĪs I mentioned earlier the game comes with cards that have illustrations of birds in some kind of isometric style, which some people might think of as cute or adorable. So let’s dig into the game and find out what kind of game it is. It’s just having the English version is much more preferable than other versions, despite me not a native English speaker. Not that I doubt the originality as the store absolutely never sells counterfeits. Of course I immediately bought it despite having instant doubt that the version of the game has a Chinese title on the box. So for a while I played it digitally and recently the game is available to purchase. I asked my local game store for a copy and a chance for them to carry the game and they said it’s possible. I was excited, the kind of excitement you get when you realize that you want to immediately play it again. And after my first play, I was surprised. So I read the short rules and then tried the game with random people there. It was on that I first encountered CuBirds and then because it’s a small and simple game, I decided to give it a shot. And then my interest was shifted to digital platforms for board games, such as, and The game in progress on Board Game Arena I even started to play solitaire games which I rarely do because I believe board gaming is more fun with friends in real time. Not to mention that I also have a 2 year old boy that often demands full time attention. ![]() So due to the pandemic, I didn’t have many opportunities to play board games with friends. I knew it was there, but it’s just there and I don’t give a damn about it. So CuBirds with just cards for components, lacking more comprehensive visualization, went around unnoticed in my radar. As I am a gamer that finds simple light games to be unrewarding and unsatisfactory, though I know it isn’t always the case (guilty on all accounts for Parade there). When I just found out about the game there was no such interest for the game. The fact that it was around since 2018 and I kinda knew the game just from a year ago shows that I need to go out more. It was published by Catch Up Games in 2018. CuBirds, as strange as it sounds, is a card game about (cube shaped) birds for 2 to 5 players from game designer Stefan Alexander.
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