Manitoba

About this board game

Manitoba is a board game for 2–4 players, with games lasting about 75 minutes, in which players lead Cree clans and compete to become the chieftain of them all.

Set in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the game draws on a landscape of countless lakes, majestic mountains, northern tundra, and southern prairies. Across the changing seasons, clan leaders must respond to the capriciousness of nature while building both material and spiritual richness for their clans.

Each season presents important decisions. Players consider when and where to act in Manitoba’s hunting grounds, or whether to focus instead on spiritual development by walking mystical paths. The choices they make shape how they pursue their ambitions and manage the opportunities available to them.

• Lead a Cree clan in the race to become chieftain.
• Plan activity in the hunting grounds across the seasons.
• Develop spiritual richness by following mystical paths.
• Exchange and use resources cleverly.
• Manipulate the wooden disks of the totem to influence possibilities for all players.

The totem adds a shared element of uncertainty and control: by manipulating its wooden disks, players can strongly influence what everyone can do. This makes timing, resource decisions, and awareness of other clans especially important.

With its blend of nature, resource management, spiritual development, and shifting possibilities, Manitoba challenges players to make wise decisions throughout every season. The path to leadership is shaped by both the richness of each clan and the changing opportunities of the land.