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The Italian edition by Venice Connection
Closeup of the chief, a dog, and a buffalo.
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Rogue Camel board - a re-theme of Buffalo that I made. I use pieces from Oasis: eleven black camels (buffalos), red pawn for the Nomad (Chief), and four blue pawns for falcons (dogs)
Bison, Piatnik, 2016 — box and components (image provided by the publisher)

Buffalo Chess (1975)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
8+
6.08
Average rating
451
Ratings
1.53/5
Weight
#10550
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Bison +9 more
Designer:Alex Randolph
Artist:Lisa Plangger, Dahee Lee, Wanjin Gill
Publisher:Piatnik +11 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 3.1, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity3.1
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Abstract StrategyChildren's GameAmerican WestVariable Player PowersGrid Movement

Overview

In Buffalo Chess, a.k.a. Bison, one player represents Indians who are trying to keep the village from being overrun by buffalo. This player moves the Indian chief and his dogs while the other player takes charge of the herd of rampaging buffalo, all of which are represented by wooden pieces. Each side has its own style of play as the pieces move differently.

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