Yubibo (CZ) - cooperative balancing game

Product detailed description

YUBIBO turns ordinary fingers and a handful of sticks into a wild cooperative challenge full of laughter, focus and unexpected situations. Every move can decide the success of the whole group, which is why kids, families and groups of friends alike enjoy it within minutes.

The game is designed for 2–8 players aged 6+, with a single round taking about 5–10 minutes. Thanks to its simple rules, even younger children can play, while it still entertains adults during a family evening or a get-together with friends. The main challenge isn't strategy or planning, but coordination, dexterity and the ability to react quickly to what's happening at the table.

Using sticks, you connect players' fingers according to instructions on cards. Each move adds another part to the shared structure, which gradually becomes more unstable – players must cooperate, communicate, and think about how to distribute the weight of the whole system. One clumsy move or a badly placed stick, and everything can collapse in an instant.

Each player uses only one hand, while the other is used to draw cards, which determine which fingers should be connected and between which players a new link is formed. The more players, the more complicated it gets – a single finger may end up supporting several sticks at once, leading to comical hand positions and a constant search for balance.

The game also includes a more advanced challenge mode, in which balls are placed on top of the built structure – they must not fall or touch any player's fingers, which significantly raises the difficulty. Thanks to variants for two players as well as larger groups, YUBIBO works well in almost any player count.

The game was released in 2024 by the Japanese studio JELLY JELLY GAMES – its name comes from the words "yubi" (finger) and "bo" (stick). It was designed by Kosuke Takahashi, Natsumi Wada, Hayato Tabata and Momoka Nakayama, with illustrations by Kanako Ichimori.

Box contents:

• 20 sticks
• 48 cards
• 6 balls
• Czech rulebook