KATMAI: THE BEARS OF BROOKS RIVER (Special Order)

🛒 What's a Special Order? We don't keep this one on our shelves — it's a Special Order title we bring in from our distributor just for you. Add it to your cart like any other product; once you order, we place it with our distributor and ship it your way. Because it's ordered on demand, it arrives a little later than an in-stock item — expect at least 2 weeks before it reaches you, and we cannot promise a date.

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⚠️ Special order — final sale: we order this specifically for you from our distributor, so it cannot be cancelled or refunded and ships a bit later than an in-stock item. If Poké Jeux is unable to fulfill it (e.g. distributor allocation), you are refunded in full — no fee.

⚠️ Commande spéciale — vente finale : nous commandons cet article spécifiquement pour vous chez notre distributeur ; il ne peut être annulé ni remboursé et est expédié un peu plus tard qu'un article en stock. Si Poké Jeux ne peut l'honorer (ex. allocation du distributeur), vous êtes remboursé en totalité — sans frais.

Peter Ridgeway

illustrated by Tom Lopez

A dynamic two-player card game of competitive area control, careful planning, and very hungry bears.

Every summer, dozens of ravenous brown bears descend upon the majestic Brooks River in the Katmai region of Alaska. Here they gorge themselves on its summer bounty of salmon that swim up the beautiful, glacial-fed rivers of the Alaskan wilderness.

In Katmai, you will be playing bears to advantageous fishing spots along Brooks River in order to gain dominance, satisfy challenges and catch delicious salmon. As the fishing spots fill up, you will need to choose your bears carefully, triggering unique abilities that will allow you to take advantage of situations and outwit your hungry opponent. Katmai weaves together simple mechanics with rich decision making to create an experience that is contemplative, competitive, and tense. Winter approaches and the wilderness is yours. It's time to feast!

Players: 2

Ages: 14+

Playing time: 30 minutes

Contents: 24 playing cards, 15 objective cards, 7 river tiles, 24 bear meeples, 36 salmon tokens, rulebook

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Peter Ridgeway's first interest in designing games began on Christmas morning. While playing a popular game with his kids, he quickly grew bored and challenged himself to design a better play experience. After several years of trial and error, he eventually found his legs as a designer, and he is now known for creating such unique games as the real-time strategy game Wildstyle and the vertical tile-placement game Sylvandell (to be released early 2024). Peter has had the privilege of living in many beautiful places, including Northern California, Alaska, and Colorado.

Tom Lopez has been working as a concept artist and illustrator in film, video games and board games for ten years. He has a strong passion for animal illustration, fantasy creature design and bringing magical worlds to life.