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2018 Ranked #1,176

CuBirds

A charming card game of crowded fences, clever captures, and perfectly timed flocks, illustrated with unmistakable geometric birds.

Family Games Animals Card Game Hand Management Set Collection

Players

2-5

Play time

20 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.31/5

Rating

6.90

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy
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Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.6/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.2/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 2.8/5

Light strategy

Player control 3.8/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 7 min
Table footprint Compact
Recommended edition CuBirds – Pandasaurus Games English edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Play one species at a fence edge, capture every bird between matching cards, and turn a risky hand into the flocks needed to complete your collection.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Read the full game description

CuBirds fills four fences with delightfully angular birds and turns them into a quick hand-management puzzle. On a turn, play every card of one species from your hand at either end of a row. If that species already appears there, take all birds between the matching groups; otherwise, draw two cards. A large enough group can be completed as a small or large flock and moved permanently into your collection. Be the first to collect seven different species, or three birds in each of two species. Because a round ends immediately when any player empties their hand, holding out for a larger flock can erase an entire plan.

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

2
Animals Card Game

Mechanism

2
Hand Management Set Collection

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CuBirds

USD 19.95 Out Of Stock
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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
CuBirds – Pandasaurus Games English edition (2023) 2023 English Pandasaurus Games / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (26)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min Source
Teach time
About 7 min Source
Teardown time
About 3 min Source
Table footprint
Compact Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No save system; every flock-building game is standalone. Source
Consumable components
No consumable components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
The complete game is contained in one compact deck; no expansion is required. Source
Recommended edition
CuBirds – Pandasaurus Games English edition (2023) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Box weight
350 g Source
Box dimensions
20.0 × 14.0 × 4.5 cm Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Current Pandasaurus Games English Edition Of The Catch Up Games Design. Source

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Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Stefan Alexander

Artists

1
Kristiaan der Nederlanden

Publishers

1
Catch Up Games

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