Karuba

Designer: Rüdiger Dorn

Artist: Claus Stephan

Publisher: HABA

Description: A competitive roll-and-write style game that has neither rolling nor writing... In this game players lay path tiles on their own map-board in an effort to guide their adventurers to their temples faster than the other players.

Click here to see this game on BGG

Players: 2 - 4 (or more if you have multiple copies of the game. I also have designed a solo mode so you can play this by yourself. More details below.)

Playing Time: 30 - 40 Minutes

Ages: 8+

Gameplay Videos

In this video Tom Teaches you how to setup a regular game of Karuba.

In this video Tom Teaches you how to play a normal game of Karuba and plays a 3-player game.

Gameplay-Along and Unofficial Solo Mode

In this video I teach you how to play the solo mode I designed and invite you to play along! You can see the rules here and/or download the files for this variant here, and you can learn more info about this in the "DIY Storage Solution" section below.

DIY Storage Solutions

Player Boxes

Use the videos BELOW to learn how to make these boxes!


Click here to download these player boxes as a PDF.


Keep scrolling! I have more Karuba Fun for you!

I have also created some cards to help randomize the setup of the game, and to randomize the order that the path tiles are revealed. The path tiles can also be used for a solo mode that I have created! More info below!

Solo Mode and Setup Cards

and Deck Boxes

The videos to help you make these boxes are at the top of this page.

Click here to download the PDF that contains the path-randomizing cards with the solo mode icons, and matching deck box.

***Note there are two different files on that page, one for the card fronts and the other for the backs and box***


Click here to download the PDF containing the Setup Randomizer cards with matching deck box.


Click here to read the rules for the solo variant I have created.


Scroll down for some gameplay videos I've created!

Use this video to construct the player boxes that hold the path tiles.

Use this video to learn how to make the deck box for the path and solo mode cards.

Use this video to learn how to make the Temple and Adventurer boxes.

Use this video to learn how to make the deck box that holds the setup randomizer cards.