SERENGETI- RULES
Objective:
• Protect all your grass pieces and eliminate all opposing grass pieces
• If all of your herbivore pieces are eliminated, then you must eliminate all of your opponent’s remaining animal pieces, which include all pieces except for the boulder and grass pieces
Rules:
• Two player game
• To begin the game both players roll a die to determine who goes first
• Each player is assigned a color, either yellow or red, based on the following procedures
• Start the game with all the backs of the pieces facing up
• Mix and randomly distribute the pieces onto each spot on the game board except for the four safety spots (emphasized in black,) and 4 random spots of each players’ choosing
• A safety spot protects you from any attack, and you can remain in the spot for as long as necessary
• Players will start flipping over pieces; each flip is equivalent to a turn
• The first player to flip over a grass piece will automatically obtain the color that is in the background of the piece. The other player will then have the remaining color
• Once a color is declared, you can use your turn to either flip a different piece that has yet to be flipped or you can move your already flipped pieces
• Upon flipping each piece there will be two numbers: an attack number and a defense number
• The number on the left is the animal’s attack and the number on the right is the animal’s defense
• Once you have pieces that are flipped, you can begin attacking
• In order to attack, you must land on your opponent’s piece
• All animals can only move horizontally or vertically in one direction, unless otherwise stated (i.e. Python’s ability to move diagonally)
• Movements are allowed only if the numbers of spaces permit it, unless otherwise stated (i.e. Leopard’s ability to jump)
• You must then use your animal’s attack number against your opponent’s animal’s defense number under all circumstances
• The only way to win a battle is by having your attack number exceed the opponent’s defense number. If the attack number is equal to the opponent’s defense number, then both players will roll a die and the highest roll wins. If the attacker wins, then the targeted piece is eliminated. If the attacker loses the roll, then the opponent’s targeted piece survives.
• Under certain circumstances, if your piece is attacked by a special piece then your piece will become permanently injured according to the special piece’s designated ability (i.e. Porcupine’s ability to lower animal’s defense, Cobra’s ability to poison)
• Injury is recognized by placing a sticker provided in the game box onto the targeted pieces
• When an attacker uses poison, the opponent has 3 chances to roll an even number; otherwise the targeted piece is eliminated
• You can only use your animal’s special abilities during the attacking process