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You're the Tigers. You've got a perfect domino, the numbers line up, the spot is right there and the Snakes just covered it. On their last turn. While smiling at you, you can feel it from behind your screen.
 
Welcome to Kumata.
 
This is a game about clans, Monkeys, Snakes, Toucans and Tigers, battling for dominance across a vibrant jungle grid. Each turn, you pick one of your dominoes and place it on the board, covering matching values and slowly building a layered, chaotic, gorgeous landscape of tiles that climbs higher and higher as the game goes on.
 
It sounds simple but it's not. Or it is… and that's exactly the trap.
 
Every domino you play has to match the values it covers. Every domino your rivals play might bury the points you were counting on. You can stack pieces on top of each other, turning the board into a three-dimensional puzzle where height actually matters. Plant your totem on a high-stacked domino and it scores bonus points but use it too early and you've wasted your one big move.
 
Timing is at the heartbeat of Kumata: knowing when to strike, when to block, when to climb. The board shifts every single turn, and the plan you had two moves ago is already gone.
You're not just thinking, you're building something. The jungle rises off the table. And when the game ends and you count up what's still visible, there's a rush of either triumph or disbelief that hits differently than any scoreboard ever should.
 
Four clans. One jungle throne. There is only one way to find out if you have what it takes!
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=kumata
 
Our thanks go to Claude Leroy, the game designer, as well as Cosmoludo, the publisher, for letting us add their game to our platform. And kudos to Moof for the BGA port!
 
This is your Monday release.
The last move is not always the one you planned so, take care and play fair.

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I created this tutorial to help new players learn how to play the game. If you enjoyed it and found it useful, I would greatly appreciate a positive rating so it can be published.This tutorial has 11 steps.


If you have any questions, suggestions, or encounter any issues, please feel free to contact me.

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Casino Mike wrote: ↑09 June 2026, 02:48 Link is broken.

Specifically,

SKyr8s wrote: ↑08 June 2026, 17:26 https://boardgamearena.com/archive/repl ... ;&tutorial

This link does not work.

Casino Mike wrote: ↑09 June 2026, 02:48 Link is broken.

It's working again, thanks for letting me know. The tutorial can also be accessed from the forum; I have created a forum post for it.


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Thanks for the tutorial.

There should not be a reward for tiles not played. That doesn't make sense. I like the game but sitting on a 4-4 and scoring 8 points at game end is a disadvantage to someone who played all their tiles. Is this rule correct?

Casino Mike wrote: ↑10 June 2026, 02:40 There should not be a reward for tiles not played. That doesn't make sense. I like the game but sitting on a 4-4 and scoring 8 points at game end is a disadvantage to someone who played all their tiles. Is this rule correct?

That’s what it says in the official rules. Did you try looking there?

Casino Mike wrote: ↑10 June 2026, 02:40 There should not be a reward for tiles not played. That doesn't make sense. I like the game but sitting on a 4-4 and scoring 8 points at game end is a disadvantage to someone who played all their tiles. Is this rule correct?

Your opponent is always required to play available tiles.
You can force him to place his 4-4 if you make a hole in him and he doesn't have another tile available.