Jambo (card game)

Jambo
DesignersRüdiger Dorn
PublishersKosmos
Rio Grande Games
Players2
Setup time2 minutes
Playing time30 minutes
ChanceMedium
Age range10 and up
SkillsEconomic management, Strategic thought

Jambo is a card game designed by Rüdiger Dorn and published in 2004 by Kosmos in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players are African traders before colonisation buying and selling market wares. The game was nominated for the 2005 Spiel des Jahres award and also placed 8th for the Deutscher Spiele Preis award.

The title comes from "Jambo!" a greeting in the Swahili language.

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