Jungle Speed Safari #Review & #Giveaway

Jungle Speed Safari is a compact game that can easily be taken on your travels, with all the pieces fitting into a small bag provided. Jungle Speed Safari consists of 42 cards, 5 differently coloured totems (each with a different picture of food on them), a rule book and the bag to keep them all in.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

It is also a quick game, great for those who find themselves busy. My 6 year old loves Jungle Speed Safari (not only because it means I’m saying yes more to having time to play) but because it really is a game where he can outdo me, and stand a real chance of winning.

How to play Jungle Speed Safari

The totems are placed in the middle and the cards are shuffled then divided up by the number of players in the game (face down). Players have to flip the cards over from the back of the card, so that they do not get to peek at it before anyone else.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

They must completely put the card down before they can do the action (determined by the card) as only one hand is to be used. The player must then act on what the card dependent on which type is turned over. The winner is the one who has the most cards on their score pile at the end of the game.

Jungle Speed Safari – The Cards

There are 12 “normal cards” (these are described as white but I think white and green would be a better description), if you turn this over you simply get to keep the card (and place it on your ‘score’ pile). I liked these cards as it meant that you had a good chance of having some sort of score at the end of the game.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

Then there are fifteen “blue cards”, which represent the hungry animals. You have to be the first to grab the appropriate totem that has the right food for the animal on it (it does say which food it is in the instructions book (if in doubt or for younger players). That person then wins the card and places it on their score card. I think that the difficulty level of the game could be made higher by placing the totems upside down, so that you have to remember which food went with which colour.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

Then there are 5 “angry” red cards. I have to admit these are fun, what you have to do is the action for the animal, with the last person to do so losing the top card from their pile. We have adapted the game for it to be the first person who does the impression wins that card (we have mainly played it as a 2 player game though).

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

There are 5 “chameleon” cards – where the chameleon is one of the colours of the totem pole. There are 2 ways to play, but we decided to play the version that is the first person to grab the corresponding totem. I may adapt this rule to be that it includes without knocking the other totems down, to increase the difficulty.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

Finally there are 5 “The Hunter” cards – basically the player who turns over this card has to quickly put their hand over the top of other players’ piles before they can protect them (by covering them up). If The Hunter covers their own pile by mistake they ‘shoot themselves in the foot’ and that card goes out of game play. If The Hunter does not manage to get anyone else’s cards then they just keep The Hunter card.

Jungle Speed Safari Review & Giveaway

How we got on with Jungle Speed Safari

I first thought that the game was a bit complicated and a lot to remember – but my bright 6 year old proved me wrong, and I too soon picked it up (but he is still quicker than me at remembering what to do for each of the different cards). Jungle Speed Safari is a game of 2-6 players recommended aged 5 and up. However, when I played it with my 6 year old, my youngest (aged 4 with special needs) also joined in. Although we did adapt the rules slightly I feel that he played it well, especially considering his cognitive delay.  It really helped him further develop his turn taking, counting, matching, observation, as well as speed and the social element of game playing. I was proud of my 6 year old when the 4 year old got the right “food” for the right “animal” and told him well done – despite the fact that it was not a “food” card. He also was quick to tell me that two times 21 equals 42 (when we both drew).

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92 thoughts on “Jungle Speed Safari #Review & #Giveaway”

  1. I love the animal illustrations and the fact you can adapt the game to include ‘making animal sounds’ or ‘doing the actions!’!

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  2. Great idea that it can be packed up easily for travelling, that’s such a great feature! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested

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  3. I like the fact that its a compact game,so can be played in the car or taken on holiday.My kids love safari animals so this would go down well with them.

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  4. I like that the game has animals as a theme. Also the game being compact and having a drawstring bag :- Really practical for travelling.

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  5. I like that this game looks fun with the different types of cards. Hopping over via #WinningWeekends where I have posted my own giveaway

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  6. We take the train a lot as I live about 3 hours from my parents – so that fact that this is small and suitable for travel is a mega plus – I am always on the lookout for things to keep the kids amused!

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  7. I love how the cards are bigger than usual and gives small hands something to grip onto. The colours and design are really eye catching and the game as a whole looks like it would be great fun to play whatever the age!

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  8. looks like a good fun game for rainy days for the kids and me.
    we do love a board game afternoon when the weather is miserable

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  9. I like that its suitable for different ages and may even hold the attention of a stroppy pre-teen. My 2 have over 6 years between them and we find it hard to find games they can play together as they are either ‘too hard’ for youngest or ‘to babyish’ for eldest. I think this would entertain them both

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  10. I love the way animal noises are incorporated into a game. The grandchildren and I enjoy being animals when we are playing. I’m usually the one that gets eaten 🙂

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  11. This would be perfect for my nieces. They love animals and fast paced games – this sounds just that 🙂 We would definitely adapt to be ‘first person wins’ rather than ‘last person loses’ – I can see many a tear/temper/tantrum over that rule!

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    • sorry thought you said in less than 10 words so please accept this answer ‘It is colourful and fun yet also brain stimulating and educational 🙂 x’

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  12. I love all the colourful pictures on the cards and it looks like it will be a game that kids would really enjoy (and parents) x

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