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Cairo (2002)

2–5 players · 30 min · age 8+ · ★ 5.8 on BGG

Players
2–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
Light
BGG rating
5.8/10

Best for 2–5 players aged 8+ who like action / dexterity games — light complexity, plays in 30 min.

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Cairo board game box cover

About Cairo

Game about building pyramids. Your ship sails up and down the Nile, while you flick blocks, big blocks, and dice off the top of the ship hoping to get them to land at building sites. Then you can use blocks collected at the sites to build pyramids for more points, and the majority of blocks on a site gets the most points. Also, a die chooses which finger you have to use to flick the blocks. Kind of a golf/billiards/El Grande hybrid.

Cairo box

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Action / DexterityDice

Mechanics: Dice Rolling

Players: 2P · 3P · 4P · 5P

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Cairo FAQ

How many players is Cairo?
Cairo plays with 2–5 players, ages 8 and up.
How long does Cairo take to play?
A game of Cairo takes 30 min, at light complexity (1.3/5 on BoardGameGeek).
Is Cairo any good?
Cairo rates 5.8/10 from 261 BoardGameGeek ratings. It is a action / dexterity / dice game built around dice rolling.