Viva Catrina (CZ)

Product detailed description

Viva Catrina is a competitive family board game inspired by Día de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Each player starts with a fountain featuring a statue of La Catrina and builds their own village around it. Choose square tiles from a shared display, rotate them and place them to connect stalls, altars and other festival attractions to your fountain. Every choice matters: the tile you take shapes your village and can reveal a new option for the next player. The player with the most points wins.

Key features

• Build a network of paths. Paths on neighbouring tiles can end without connecting. To score a feature, however, you need an unbroken path from your starting fountain to that feature.
• Choose from a shared display. You can take a tile from either end of a row. Removing it may open up a new choice for the next player.
• Earn bonus tiles with matching stalls. When you connect a second stall of the same type to your village, draw a bonus tile from the bag and place it immediately.
• Race for balloons and chimera tiles. These rewards come from a shared supply. Meeting the requirements early gives you a chance to claim higher-value rewards.

How to play

At the start of each round, draw tiles from the bag to fill the shared board. On your turn, take a tile from the left or right end of any row. Rotate it as you wish and place it in your village so that at least one edge touches a tile already in play. The round ends when the display is empty. The game lasts as many rounds as there are players.

At the end of the game, score points for features including visitors, monarch butterflies, different types of stalls, balloons and chimera tiles. Each altar has its own scoring condition. As your village grows, plan what to add and how to connect it to your fountain.

What’s in the box

• 1 double-sided game board for 2–3 or 4–6 players
• 114 village tiles
• 6 starting fountain tiles
• 15 small chimera tiles
• 12 large chimera tiles
• 16 balloon tokens
• 1 Catrina token
• 1 cloth bag
• 1 scorepad
• 1 Czech rulebook

Who is it for?

Viva Catrina is for families with children aged 8 and up and groups looking for a board game with spatial planning that plays in about half an hour. Everyone builds their own village, while the shared tile display and rewards give you a reason to watch what the other players are doing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Viva Catrina a standalone game?
Yes. The box includes all the components needed to play.

Can you play Viva Catrina with two or six players?
Yes. Use one side of the shared board for 2–3 players and the other for 4–6 players.

Do paths have to connect when you place a tile?
No. The tile must share at least one edge with a tile already in your village. An unbroken path from the fountain is required for a feature to score.

What language are the rules in?
This edition comes with a Czech rulebook.

Specifications

• Game type: Standalone competitive family board game
• Theme: Día de los Muertos celebrations in a Mexican village
• Mechanics: Tile drafting, tile placement and path building
• Players: 2–6
• Playing time: About 30 minutes
• Recommended age: 8+
• Rulebook language: Czech
• Designers: Fred Boulle and Grégory Grard
• Czech publisher: MINDOK