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Jungle Speed
Year
1997
Players
2–10
Play time
10min
Min age
7+
Weight
1.13
BGG rating
6.44
BGG rank
#2119
Best with
5, 6

MeepleMates notes for Jungle Speed

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  • Jungle Speed is available as a public board game page on MeepleMates for group planning and collection tracking.
  • Best with 5, 6 players according to player poll data.
  • BoardGameGeek average rating 6.44 and BGG rank #2119.
  • Groups use this page to connect Card Game, Party Game, Real-time metadata with real play history, ratings and game night notes.
  • Recommended player counts include 3, 4, 7, 8.
In Jungle Speed, you must rely on your keen sense of observation and quick reflexes. It requires a steady hand -- which can be hard to maintain during the many fits of maniacal laughter! The wooden Totem sits in the middle of the table, waiting for the player with the fastest reflexes to snatch it up and win the game. Each player is dealt a hand of cards. In order to win you must be the first player to get rid of all of your cards. Each turn, all of the players reveal one of their cards. If two cards are identical, those players must make a grab for the Totem. The faster player then gives their cards to their unfortunate adversary. To add to the difficulty, certain cards are almost identical, which can trick a hapless player into grabbing the Totem by mistake -- a grave error. Other cards force all players to make a grab at once, change the method of play, or otherwise add to the difficulty. Jungle Jam, Медвед, and Prawo Dżungli are unauthorized reproductions of Jungle Speed/Arriba!

Categories

Card GameParty GameReal-timeAction / Dexterity

Mechanics

Real-TimePattern RecognitionSpeed Matching

Best with how many players

1
Not rec.
2
Not rec.
3
Recommended
4
Recommended
5
Best
6
Best
7
Recommended
8
Recommended
9
Not rec.
10
Not rec.
10+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

No necessary in-game text(43 of 43 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Party Game Rank#215

Videos

External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 3 facts · latest game data 09/15/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 11/08/2026.

Links

  • Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 09/15/2026

  • Wikidatawikidata.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 09/15/2026

  • Imagecommons.wikimedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 09/15/2026

Facts

Publication date
1997
Publisher
Q2866722