In Wakanda, players compete to create valuable totem poles. The value of the masts is determined as much by their position as by what they contain. Each player starts the game with three headdresses. Six of the eight village tiles are placed in a line, with three of the tiles tilted at 90º to show that they are out of play; each tile has a unique score, and it will apply to all of a player's totem poles if they acquire that tile.

On their turn, a player first draws a totem from the bag; the game includes 21 totems: an eagle, two chiefs, three tomahawks, four animal skins, five teepees and six suns. The player then places one of their totem pole pieces on an available village tile OR places one of their headdresses on an existing totem pole to claim it; in the latter case, he places that tile in front of him and tilts the next village tile in line (if any) to make it available for play.

Once all six poles have been claimed, players count their score according to the rules of their tiles, e.g. Score 3 points per animal hide on all your sticks or score 2 points per piece for your tallest stick. The highest score wins.

2 players

15 to 20 minutes

8 years +