The Champion of the Wild (Second Edition)

About this board game

The Champion of the Wild (Second Edition) is a social card game for 3–8 players with a play time of about 90 minutes. Released in 2019, it invites players to become animal coaches preparing for a major competition.

Each coach chooses one animal from a hand of cards to compete in three events against the animals selected by the other coaches. The challenge is not simply choosing an animal, but presenting a convincing strategy for why that animal should succeed.

The events are played out through discussion, making conversation and persuasion central to the experience. Coaches consider the animals in competition, explain their plans, and listen to the arguments made by everyone else before the group decides who deserves recognition.

• Choose: Select one animal from your hand of cards.
• Present: Explain your strategy for the three events.
• Vote: Use the voting system to determine which coaches earn points.

Points are awarded through the votes, and the coach with the most points at the end is crowned The Champion of the Wild. The result depends on how well each coach can match an animal to the events and make a persuasive case for its abilities.

With its humorous premise, animal-focused competition, and discussion-driven voting, The Champion of the Wild creates a lively social contest for groups seeking a game built around imagination, argument, and table-wide interaction.