Through the years, my wife and I have made a habit of having a look for boardgames whenever we happen across a charity shop, flea market or toy store. Sometimes you can find interesting games that you've never heard about, and at bargain prices, making it worth the risk that the game will suck or not be complete. This game here, we picked up at a toy store when we were living in Dundee (Scotland).
The objective of the game is simple: put down all your cannibals on the board before your opponent have put down all of his. You play the game by taking turns, and on each turn you roll three dice (which are special dice, numbered 1 to 3 instead of the usual 1 to 6). You add up the sum of the dice, and the number you get is the column on the board on which you must place your next piece (the columns are labelled 3 to 9).
If you successfully place your cannibals on either side of an opponents piece (even diagonally or wrapping from top to bottom of the board), it will be "eaten", and returned to his hand, taking him further from his goal of placing all his pieces down.
As with a lot of fun games, the basic mechanic is dead easy, but after a couple of rounds, you'll find yourself thinking through your moves with great care, thinking ahead and setting traps.
It's a very nice game which doesn't take long to set up and play a round or two, and if you come across it, I'd recommend you to give it a try.
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