# Hungry Hungry Hippos

Hungry Hungry Hippos is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 10 minutes and is meant for ages 4 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 3 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $17.82 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 10 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 4+
- **Complexity:** 1.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1978
- **Categories:** Children's Game, Animals, Comic Book / Strip, Action / Dexterity, Real-time
- **Ludoya rating:** 3 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 14 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 29
- **Unique players:** 29

**Designers:** Masatoshi Todokoro, Fred Kroll

**Artists:** (Uncredited)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 Games | 24.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/hungry-hungry-hippos |
| Zatu Games | 15.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/hungry-hungry-hippos |
| Nexus | 2995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/hungry-frogs/ |
| World of Board Games | 365 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/hungry-hungry-hippos-eng |
| Spelexperten | 499 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/barnspel/hungry-hungry-hippos-eng.html |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hungry-hungry-hippos)
- [Hungry Hungry Hippos in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hungry-hungry-hippos)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5895)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._