Silly Safari

Silly Safari is a lively and engaging board game that’s perfect for young children and families. This game takes players on a whimsical adventure through the jungle, where they’ll encounter various animals, collect items, and compete in playful challenges. The goal is to complete the safari with the most points, which are earned by interacting with the animals and collecting safari-themed items. Here’s an overview of what you can expect from Silly Safari:

Overview

Silly Safari is a family-friendly game designed to be both fun and educational. Players take on the roles of explorers on a safari, traveling through different jungle areas. The game emphasizes interaction, learning about animals, and light-hearted challenges that keep players engaged. The whimsical nature of the game, with silly tasks and animal antics, makes it especially appealing to younger audiences.

Components

• Game Board: A vibrant and colorful board representing different zones of a jungle or safari park, including areas like the river, the grasslands, and the dense jungle. Each area has spaces that players move through.
• Player Tokens: Each player selects a character token, usually represented by safari explorers or cute animals.
• Animal Cards: Cards featuring various animals found on the safari. These cards may include fun facts, points, and special actions.
• Item Tokens: Tokens representing safari items like binoculars, cameras, maps, and snacks. Collecting these can earn points or provide advantages.
• Challenge Cards: Cards that introduce silly challenges, such as making animal sounds, doing a funny dance, or answering a trivia question.
• Spinner/Dice: Used to determine movement around the board.
• Rule Booklet: Instructions detailing how to set up and play the game.

Setup

1. Prepare the Board: Set the game board in the center of the table where all players can easily see and reach it.
2. Choose Tokens: Each player selects a safari explorer or animal token to represent them on the board.
3. Shuffle Cards: Shuffle the animal and challenge cards and place them in their respective decks on the board.
4. Distribute Item Tokens: Place the item tokens on their designated spots on the board or in a communal pile for players to collect during the game.
5. Decide Turn Order: Determine who goes first, often by age, dice roll, or another simple method.

Basic Rules

1. Objective:
   • The goal of the game is to finish the safari with the most points, which are earned by collecting animal cards, item tokens, and successfully completing challenges.
2. Turn Sequence:
   • Spin/roll for Movement: Players use a spinner or roll a die to determine how many spaces they move on the board.
   • Move Token: Move the player’s token along the path on the board, following the direction and number indicated by the spinner or die.
   • Land on Spaces: Depending on where the player lands, they may draw an animal card, pick up an item token, or draw a challenge card.
   • Animal Interaction: If a player lands on an animal space, they draw an animal card and follow the instructions, which may involve earning points, completing a mini-challenge, or learning a fun fact about the animal.
   • Challenge Time: If a player lands on a challenge space, they draw a challenge card and must complete the silly task on the card, such as mimicking an animal or answering a question.
   • Collect Items: Players collect item tokens when they land on certain spaces or complete specific challenges.
   • End Turn: After completing all actions, the turn passes to the next player.
3. Scoring:
   • Points from Animals: Some animal cards give points directly, based on the rarity or significance of the animal.
   • Points from Items: Collecting certain sets of item tokens can also earn players points.
   • Challenge Success: Successfully completing a challenge card may provide points or allow the player to collect additional items or animal cards.
4. Winning:
   • End of Game: The game ends when all players have completed the safari (reached the final space on the board).
   • Calculate Points: Players add up their points from animal cards, item tokens, and challenges.
   • Declare Winner: The player with the most points wins the game and is declared the Safari Champion.

Strategy and Tips

• Balance Exploration and Collection: While it’s fun to move quickly through the board, taking time to land on spaces that offer animal cards or item tokens can be beneficial.
• Embrace the Challenges: The silly challenges add a lot of fun to the game, so go all in! They are often where the most laughter and enjoyment come from.
• Strategic Movement: Consider using your movement strategically to land on spaces that give you the best chance to earn points.

Variations and House Rules

• Cooperative Play: Instead of competing, players can work together to achieve a common goal, like collecting a certain number of specific animals before the game ends.
• Timed Challenges: Add a timer to the challenge cards to increase the difficulty and excitement.
• Bonus Points: Introduce additional bonus points for players who complete specific achievements, like collecting the most diverse set of animals.

Conclusion

Silly Safari is a delightful and engaging board game that’s perfect for family game nights, especially with younger children. The blend of movement, collection, and fun challenges ensures that everyone stays involved and entertained. The game’s emphasis on humor, learning, and light-hearted competition makes it a hit among kids, while the interactive elements keep it interesting for adults as well. Whether you’re roaring like a lion, collecting safari items, or learning about exotic animals, Silly Safari offers a wild and wonderful adventure for everyone.

Brand

Cheatwell Games

Founded back in 1986, Cheatwell started out producing board games but has since gained an unrivalled reputation for the design and development of innovative toys, puzzles and gifts. The name ‘Cheatwell’ – a lucky combination of surnames – has since become synonymous with a company that produces fun, bright and quirky products with huge consumer appeal. The Cheatwell range is now exported worldwide and distributed across Europe and the English-speaking world. From Board Games to Bookmarks, Puzzles to Pens, Marble Runs to Amazing Gifts the current range is broad, exciting and bursting with new ideas! Welcome to a company that understands what it takes to have a fun time and goes out of its way to create it!