# CuBirds

CuBirds is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.9 out of 10 by 181 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $15.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.9 out of 10, from 181 reviews
- **Owned by:** 353 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4,184
- **Unique players:** 1,680

**Designers:** Stefan Alexander

**Artists:** Kristiaan der Nederlanden

**Publishers:** Catch Up Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 15.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/cubirds/ |
| 401 Games | 16.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/cubirds |
| Board Game Bliss | 16.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/cubirds |
| Rampi Games | 14.5 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/cubirds/ |
| Ludifolie | 13.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/6368-cubirds.html |
| Zacatrus | 14.4 € | https://zacatrus.es/cubirds.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 15 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/5165-cubirds-spanish-8436623241292.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 15 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/cubirds |
| Saltimbanqui | 15.95 € | https://saltimbanquikids.com/product/cubirds/ |
| La Gameria | 15.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/cubirds-1450.html |
| Jugar x Jugar | 16 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/4215-cubirds-8436623241292.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 17.3 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_207087 |

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## Rules questions

### 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).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cubirds)
- [CuBirds in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cubirds)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245476)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._