Honga

Honga

Board Game
2-5 Players
About 45 Minutes
Grade 3 and Up
Game Schooler Recommendation

You can’t always get what you want. However, Honga does an excellent job of forcing your kids to balance what they want to do with what they may need to do. The ability to understand and manage risk is an essential skill, not only for the game of Honga, but for life as well. The fun artwork, quality components, and double-layered player boards make Honga a gratifying experience.

Game Overview

Honga is an action selection resource management game for 2-5 players, age 8+, set in the prehistoric period. Players take turns playing their action card to the central board, paying careful attention to where they place it, and how it's rotated. The number of hands pointing to an action space determines how many times you may use that action. Gather resources and use them to complete trade agreements, lure mammoths to the tribe herd, and pay homage to the old nature gods. But! If you don't make sure that at least one action point is allocated to Honga's den, he'll come steal food from you! Players must balance between keeping Honga at bay and using their limited action points effectively.

Skills
  • Competition Competition
    Develops healthy competitive habits as two or more parties compete for a goal that cannot be shared.
  • Risk Management Risk Management
    Players must identify, evaluate, and prioritize options to reduce the impact of unfortunate events or risks.
  • Spatial Perception Spatial Perception
    Strengthens a player’s understanding of the spatial relationships with the objects in their environment as well as themselves.
  • Tactical Thinking Tactical Thinking
    Challenges players to make decisions based on currently available information.
  • Resource Management Resource Management
    Boosts a player’s capacity to efficiently and effectively oversee available assets.
Game Details
  • Type: Family Game
  • Category: Board Game
  • Designer(s): Günter Burkhardt
  • Published: 2018
  • Game Length: About 45 Minutes
  • Players: 2-5 Players
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