Board games
Fox games
ABRA, 1400
Fox games is a board game published by ABRA in 1400. It is played with 2 players, from age 8 and in about 20 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 8+
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The box
- Publishers
- ABRA, Alga, Amor Spielefabrik, Bienengräber, Boy's Own Paper, Brimtoy
- Artwork
- Richard Hambach, John R. Stafford
- Year of release
- 1400
- Also known as
- Fox and Geese · Ausgefuchst · Fox & Geese · Fox & Geese: Vulpea și gâștele
About the game
Fox games are a category of asymmetric board games for two players, where one player (the fox) attempts to catch the opponent's pieces (typically geese or sheep), while that player moves their pieces to either trap the fox or reach a destination on the board. In one variant, fox and hounds, a single fox tries to evade the other player's hounds.
The game is known by many names around the world, including Fox and geese in Britain, Renard et les poules in France, Lupo e pecore in Italy, Fuchs und Gänse (or Fuchs und Henne) in Germany, Schaap en wolf in the Netherlands, riebantablu in Sápmi, Rävspel in Sweden, Refskák in Iceland, Ratón y gatos in Spain, Lis i gęsi in Poland, Vlci a ovce in Slovakia, Volk i ovtsy in Russia and Bagh-chal in Nepal.More from ABRA
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