# Botswana

Botswana is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 7 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.9 out of 10 by 8 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $18.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 7+
- **Complexity:** 1.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1994
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Commodity Speculation, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Stock Holding
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.9 out of 10, from 8 reviews
- **Owned by:** 23 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 57
- **Unique players:** 84

**Designers:** Reiner Knizia

**Artists:** Charlie Bink, Weberson Santiago, goo, Piotr Sokołowski

**Publishers:** AMIGO

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 18.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/botswana/ |
| Atomic Empire | 19.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/376585 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 21.24 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/botswana-board-game |
| Ludifolie | 19.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/24603-botswana.html |
| Spelexperten | 259 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/botswana.html |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/botswana |
| Dragons Lair | 279 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/botswana |
| Pelipeikko | 24.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3893-botswana |
| Alphaspel | 299 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/292615-botswana |
| Fantasiapelit | 27.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_132238 |
| Gameology | 49.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/botswana |
| Nexus | 4995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/botswana/ |

## Expansions

- [Ryki Afryki: Hieny – karty promocyjne](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ryki-afryki-hieny-karty-promocyjne)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/wildlife-safari)
- [Botswana in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/wildlife-safari)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398)

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