A game adapted by the Cochabombita collective. Created by Bruno Cathala. Edited by Hurricane under the name MOW. Translation by Mike Turner.
For 2 to 8 players from 7 to 9999 years.
Contact:
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Made in Bolivia. 2nd Edition.
Players are shepherds that must bring together their flock of llamas to graze. Some llamas are full of fleas, which the shepherds try to avoid adding to their flock.
At the end of each round, lead the flock of llamas back to your corral with the smallest number of fleas possible.
Each set contains 50 cards. The total number of fleas is 84.
- 15 llama cards numbered from 1 to 15 (without fleas, green background).
- 13 llama cards numbered from 2 to 14 (with 1 flea, yellow background).
- 11 llama cards numbered from 3 to 13 (with 2 fleas, orange background).
- 3 llama cards numbered from 7 to 9 (with 3 fleas, purple background).
- 8 special llama cards (with a superpower but also with 5 fleas!).
In addition:
- 1 arrow card that indicates the direction of play (whose turn is next).
- 3 instruction cards.
- 1 blank card for creating your own llama.
Every shepherd receives 5 cards. If there are more than 5 players each receives only 4 cards. The remaining cards are left in a pile face down in the center of the table. The shepherd that starts the game puts the arrow card in front of himself/herself pointing to their neighbor to the left.
Place a card from your hand into the center of the table and take a card from the pile. Then taking turns, each shepherd adds a card with a number larger or smaller than the cards already played. Don't forget to take a new card from the pile after you have placed one down.
The special llamas have 5 fleas (and have a red background).
Play these llamas to block the ends of the flock.
This llama can only be played on a llama that is already in the flock and has the same number as the acrobatic llama (7 or 9). It is placed above that card.
The llama can be inserted in to an unoccupied position between two other cards. For example, between llamas 5 and 9, this card could be playing in positions 6, 7 or 8.
This llama can only be placed above a number 5 llama in the flock. At the end of the round, subtract 5 fleas from the total for that round. Add 5 fleas if the player still have the card in the hand at the end of the final round.
Playing a special llama (one with 5 fleas) allows the shepherd to change the direction of the game if they want to. Turn the arrow card to point in the desired direction and that neighbor then plays the next turn.
A shepherd that CAN'T or DOESN'T WANT to add a llama takes all of the llamas in the flock and puts them face down in his/her corral in front of himself/herself and then starts a new flock. Each flea in your corral counts as one negative point ("point of shame").
When the last card from the pile has been played, the game is played until a shepherd takes the last flock. Then each shepherd collects together all the llamas in their corrals. Each shepherd counts all the fleas that their llamas have and writes down the score on a piece of paper. Keep playing until one player scores more then 100 points. The winner is the player with the lowest score.
It is normal for a losing player to express his/her shame and sadness with angry feelings.
We thank all of the llamas of the world but especially those of Bolivia because without them this game wouldn't exist.
The Cochabombita collective guarantees that no llama was harmed whilst making this game.
Thanks also to the following people and players for their help: Ada, Alain, Alexis, Aurel, Bruno, Dario, Diego, Gaby, Giulia, Janette, Marianna, Manu, Mateo, Naomi, Pablo, Romain, Solika, Thomas, Tonio and Yann.