360 animals on big cards are waiting for the players of Fauna. Every round a single animal presents itself by name and picture. The 2-6 players try to guess the animal's weight, length, height, tail length and - most important - the areas in which the animal lives on the Earth. The early bird gets the worm: an area on the big map or a sector on the scales already occupied by a player token cannot be chosen a second time. When no player wants to set another token the round ends and the scoring is performed. Tokens on correct spaces get points for the corresponding player, also tokens in the direct neighborhood of correct spaces score points. Tokens not earning points are temporarily out of the game - so risk should be carefully considered. Next round - next animal - starting player changes. The first player who reaches a certain total score wins (normally after 8-12 animals).
Fauna by Friedemann Friese, 2-6 players, age 10+, 45-60 min
Traduction du nom des animaux, basée sur le tableau des nom proposé par Gomer et Pancho.
Animals names in french, based on the files posted by Gomer and Pancho.
Printer Friendly (black & white) player aid that does the conversions for the U.S. customary units for you. Also included is the scoring chart. PDF file with 2 player aids per page.
A printer friendly version of the English animal names in Fauna.
The scientific names of the animals are based on the file submitted by Pancho (thanks). The names are organised alphabetically using the scientific names of each animal. English names are based on those from Wikipedia.