by Kristofer Lilja
In BAKUT your objective is to gather identical symbol cards and strategically lock your hand to score points. As a player, you must do this without looking at your own cards! The game ends after five hands are locked, and the winner is whoever has gained the most points.
Presentation
- Time: 30-40 min
- Players: 2 – 4
- Language: Danish/English
In this game, you’ll unravel the mystery of your own cards by carefully observing the actions of your opponents. Special cards hold the key to crafting valuable sets, giving you an edge in the competition. At just the right moment, you can declare “BAKUT!” to end the round and force everyone to score. Will you risk everything for a shot at high points, or will you play it safe and steadily climb to victory? With points accumulating over multiple rounds, every decision shapes your path to triumph. A clever and entertaining game crafted to keep players hooked from start to finish. It challenges you to master your poker face and outwit your opponents with strategic tricks and deceptions.
About the designers
Hi, I’m Kristofer from Malmö, where I’m an active member of the city’s board game design community. I’ve been developing games for about six years and launched my first game, Space Race, in 2021. My focus is on creating quick, easy-to-learn games that create fun and excitement between players.
Kasper has played board games for more than 40 years. As a science librarian he loves to deconstruct games and scrutinize what makes a game bigger than the sum of its parts. He favors strategy games with historical settings. Kasper first Fastaval board game design “Witch Hunt” won an Otto for best board game and was published as “Pagan: Fate of Roanoke” in 2021.
