CuBirds

2018 · Card Game

CuBirds

Players place bird cards from their hand onto four shared fences, matching species to gather identical birds together. When identical birds meet at a fence, intervening cards fly back into the active player's hand, enabling chain plays and hand management. Collect birds into a personal scoring area by performing flocks: use sets of identical species to add either small or big flock scores toward objectives. Rounds start with eight cards per player and end immediately when a player empties their hand, at which point hands are discarded and scoring is checked. The game ends when a player meets the victory condition of collecting either seven different species or two species with at least three copies each in their scoring area.

Players
2–5 best 3
Playing time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3 / 5
6.9 on Ludoyafrom $15.99AnimalsHand ManagementSet Collection

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  • CuBirds on the table, photo by Gent Canaj
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  • CuBirds on the table, photo by Gent Canaj
  • CuBirds on the table, photo by Gent Canaj

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Full stats in Ludoya
4,181
Plays logged
1,678
Players
20m 46s
Average play
351
In collections
16
On wishlists
3
Pre-ordered

6.9/10

from 181 Ludoya reviews

  • Fun6.0
  • Interaction6.0
  • Replayability6.0
  • Looks6.0
  • Accessibility10.0
  • Garfield2.0

    Looks cute, but it's quite boring. Totally luck based. [c] Theme: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]No --> Gameplay: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Collect birds with always the same mechanism --> Interaction: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]no --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Cute and nice birds --> Luck: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Random cards --> Strategy: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]No --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Cards only --> Play duration: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Perfect --> Easy to teach: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Very easy (10min) --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]Not read --> Setup time: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Very fast --> No downtime: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Almost no downtime --> Replay value: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]No --> [/c]

  • Daniel7.0

    Ludoteca Mama

  • Juli6.0

    - Small box - Quick game: under 20 mins - Digital version (BGA) - Try digital version - Not interested in buying physical version

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Rules questions

Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.

Do I have to play every card of the species I choose on my turn?

Yes — when you choose a species to play you must play all the Birds of that species from your hand, placing them together on the left or right of one row at the center (page 4).

If I place cards and they surround identical Birds already in the row, do I take the cards between them?

Yes — if you place Birds that surround other cards of the same species in that row, you must take all the cards between those Birds into your hand (page 4).

If I play but don’t surround any cards, can I draw cards instead?

If your play surrounds no cards you take nothing from the center, and you may optionally take the top two cards from the draw pile into your hand (page 6).

How does completing a flock work — must I reveal all my cards of that species and am I forced to complete a flock?

To complete a Flock you must reveal all Birds of that species in your hand; if the revealed number meets the small or big flock threshold you add one or two of those Birds to your collection and discard the rest, but you are never forced to complete a Flock and may choose not to (pages 6–7).

What if a row ends up with only one species left after a play?

If a row contains only one species immediately after a player took cards from it, the dealer draws cards from the draw pile and adds them one by one (left or right) until the row contains two different species (page 5).

When does the round end and what happens to leftover hand cards?

A round ends as soon as a player has no cards left in hand; all other players must discard any cards remaining in their hands while the center rows stay in place, and the player who emptied their hand becomes the next dealer and deals 8 cards to each player (page 8).

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