Hippos & Crocodiles Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Material
• Rules
• Strategy

Introduction

The object of the game is to fill up the river with hippos and crocodiles. If a player can't place a piece on the board, he loses.

Material

What you need to play HIPPOS AND CROCODILES:

• A board (the river)
• 8 hippos and 8 crocodiles

Rules

Place the board in the middle of the table and determine the type of game play: river (20x10) or lake (14x14).

Determine the starting player. The starting player chooses whether he wants to play with the hippos or the crocodiles. Players take alternate turns during the game.

In turn, each player MUST place one of his animals anywhere into the river/lake so it fits perfectly on the grid. You cannot play an animal on top of another animal.

The game ends when a player can't place one of his animals, and therefore, he loses.

(The rulebook includes an example after 2 moves and a game-over example in which the hippos started and the hippos win.)

Strategy

Try to create "holes" where only your animals can fit! You will need them later.