Kavango is a beautiful, strategic and fast-paced board game that has captured the hearts of over 3,000 kickstarter backers. With simultaneous turns, satisfying tableau-building and tough decisions, Kavango's gameplay has been praised by board game reviewers.
Created by Matt and Zara, while working on conservation in Botswana, Kavango is deeply thematic and is thoughtfully designed to be a modern and realistic view of conservation in southern Africa.
With 160 beautifully unique species cards, 45 research cards, 10 conservation experts and 5 landscape boards, there is huge variability to reflect the incredible biodiversity of Kavango.
Don't miss out on your chance to buy the exclusive Kickstarter Edition with all stretch goals included!
1-5 Players | 40-60 mins | 10yrs +
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Late pledge option is now live and an update on delivery fees
11 months ago
– Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 01:06:09 PM
Hi everyone!
We've got two updates for you today...
Late Pledge options
Our pre-order store is live! If you know anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter campaign and wants to buy the Kickstarter version of Kavango (with stretch goals included) or wants to get one of our exclusive t-shirts then please direct them to our 'late pledge' option on our Kickstarter page.
For our original backers, you'll be able to amend or add to your order via our pledge manager which will come out in a couple of weeks.
Brief update on delivery fees
Due to the volatility of shipping prices globally right now, our delivery fees for Kavango will be finalised and charged around February 2024 when we have better estimates of what it will cost. We'll let you know when delivery costs are finalised and will keep you informed all along the way! There are a few advantages of this for you as a backer, firstly it means you have longer to confirm your delivery address so there'll be no stress if you move! And secondly, it gives us time to scope out the best fulfilment deals and options for pick-up locations.
The good news for now is that we're working hard to secure deals with fulfilment providers and are committed to giving you a great price for delivery. Look out for this around February 2024 when we finalise our delivery charges.
You can find our most up-to-date estimate of delivery costs here: https://mazazagames.com/kickstarter-delivery
Thanks!
Zara & Matt
Luxury A5 Art Prints!
11 months ago
– Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 05:01:27 AM
Hi everyone!
We've been engaging with you on social media and via Kickstarter updates to build a sense of what extras you'd like to see in our pledge manager once it goes live.
A5 prints of the animal artwork were the most highly requested add-on and we're excited to let you know that we'll be offering a choice of 31 animal prints on our pledge manager!
They'll be printed on 250gsm matte art paper for a luxury finish. Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect...
Preview of A5 Art Prints
New Box Art!
12 months ago
– Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 11:54:07 AM
Finishing touches
We're busy working on finishing touches to the game to make sure it's the best it can be! Matt's made some improvements to the box art to make sure it'll look great on your shelf at home. We've given extra detail and a pop of colour to the grass in the foreground by adding natal red-top grass. The male lion has had a makeover and the green colour of the text has been changed to make it brighter. There's also now added details on all sides, with continuity of the main front-of-box image and reduced language dependency (we'll share photos of this in later updates).
Pledge manager coming soon...
Our pledge manager will be ready soon. At the moment, we're conducting polls on social media to gauge what kind of add-ons you'd like in the pledge manager. We're currently polling to see which kind of animals you might like to see on offer as A5 prints. Let us know what you think on social media (Instagram and Facebook) or in the comments below! We'd love hear your feedback :)
What happens next?
12 months ago
– Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 02:13:42 PM
Hi everyone!
We're still over-the-moon about the campaign and the support we received from you all. I know we've said it a million times but it still doesn't seem enough...thank you!
Here's what to expect next...
The next step towards getting your copy of Kavango will be when we open our Pledge Manager and invite you to access it.
What is a Pledge Manager? It's an online platform that allows us to do the following:
Collect delivery information and allow you to pay for delivery;
Offer you an opportunity to buy extra games, t-shirts or other exclusive add-ons;
Take new pre-orders of Kavango for anyone who missed the campaign.
You will receive an email in the next few weeks inviting you to access your pledge manager, which for us is going to be facilitated by a company called BackerKit. We'll post another update on here when the emails go out in case they go to junk!
Once you log into the pledge manager, you will be asked to fill out a survey with information such as your mailing address, the size of t-shirt(s) you'd like if you've ordered them and any extra items you'd like to buy. You'll be asked to pay for delivery and if you've decided to buy some additional items then you'll pay for those at check-out. We're using Stripe to manage payments for our pledge manager so all your transactions will be secure.
If you have any questions or issues with this then please don't hesitate to contact us via the Kickstarter messages option or via email - [email protected].
🎁 Early Bird Competition Winner 🎁
12 months ago
– Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 10:55:08 AM
And the winner is...
Congratulations to Paul Smith, backer number 139, who has won our Early Bird competition!
In case you didn't see our campaign at the start, we ran an Early Bird competition where backers in the first hour were automatically entered into a competition to win their pledge back.
