It’s no surprise that Rummikub is so popular–it has all the elements that make a great game: it’s easy to learn and fast-moving, it’s different every time it’s played, it combines luck and strategy, and it changes quickly so every player has a chance to win until the very end. And with more than 70 million units sold, Rummikub is one of the world’s best-selling, and most-played, games.
Players take turns placing numbered tiles in runs (consecutive numbers of the same color, like 2, 3, 4 in red) and groups (three or more of the same number in different colors, like a red 9, a blue 9, and a black 9). It’s easy to learn, but packed with strategy–the “board” changes all the time as players adjust the tiles on the table. The Joker tiles add to the fun; they can be any color or number.
The object is to be the first player to play every
There are plenty of animals that puff themselves up when trying to defend themselves or look for a mate. Many South Africans are familiar with the deadly pofadder, whose sound effects are almost as bad as your Ouma when she reaches the top of the stairs.
Anyone who's spent a night in the countryside will know that most frogs - and even some birds - can inflate themselves before giving a prized performance. (Let's just be thankful the hadeda can't do it!)
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