Description

Unlike the classic card game, Mau Mau - the board game is not just about getting rid of your cards quickly and saying Mau Mau - it's about get as many points as possible. Shouting Mau Mau doesn't end the game, but gives you 5 bonus points. Playing identical cards and some special spaces also wins bonus points. The game ends when all the spaces on the board are covered with cards. The winner of this fast-paced board game version of the classic card game is the player who scored the most points!

—description from the back of the box

Draw two on the 7, skip a turn on the 8 - the famous card game mau mau gets its own special charm as a board game. Anyway, if Reiner Knizia takes over the implementation.

Placing a suitable card on another, the next player must react - this is the classic principle of mau mau. The suit or number must match the previously placed card. Reiner Knizia has transferred this principle to the game board: tiles are placed on a path. The color or symbol shown must match the adjacent tile. Special fields provide surprise effects. And the classics such as "two draw" or "skip" are also present here. For the penultimate card, announce "mau"; for the last card, "mau mau" also applies. However: "mau mau" is not the end. But only when all fields on the map are occupied. This creates tension: the winner is not who got rid of his cards first, but who has collected the most points.

So it is important to proceed strategically and reach the special fields, because they certainly lead to the coveted point chips. In addition, you usually have several investment options.

—description form the publisher (translated)