Nature / Type: Card game
Who would love this: Anyone who enjoys a travel-theme card game (especially if you don't mind some "cutthroat" elements)
Backpacker by Wild Card Games captures the thrill of travel without leaving your seat. You’ll hop across countries, collect snapshots, and watch hilarious mishaps unfold - all with zero real-life consequences (except maybe your game spiraling downhill). Huge thanks to Divisible by Zero for adding another gem to our collection.
Why I love ❤️ it:
(1) Travel-Theme Card Game With Countries, Experiences & Dramas
The game runs on a big deck of cards - your countries and experiences all add to your score, while mishaps like visa issues, flight delays, or sudden sickness can knock you back. Each player starts with five cards and on their turn can either ‘Draw and Play’ or decide to ‘Go Home’. You’ll lay down Country cards (no more than two of the same continent), play Event cards that can be good or disastrous (like blue bonus cards for extra points or stubborn grey cards that hit you with penalties until resolved), or simply discard. Once home, you tally your countries, bonuses, and even snag an extra 200 points if you’ve collected five different continents. Highest score wins!
(2) Thrilling Game With Painful Grey Cards & Special Event Cards
I’m torn on this game - it’s a thrill when your countries and bonuses stack up, but it can be downright brutal when bad luck hits. Getting stuck with a grey card that forces you to skip three turns feels painful (even if you can sometimes pass the misery to someone else - karma comes fast!). There are plenty of cutthroat moments too, like stealing another player’s country, or deciding whether to push for that 200-point bonus with five continents and risk disaster striking. The pink and yellow Special Event cards add even more chaos and variety -letting you break rules, swap cards, score extra, or even escape with a grey card in hand. Frustration is frequent, but so is the fun.
(3) Beginner Variant With Only Basic Cards
There’s also a beginner variant that sticks to the essential basic cards - simple, peaceful, and easy to teach, but it can wear thin quickly. The real excitement kicks in once the Event cards enter play, adding all the drama and unpredictability.
(4) Portable - Perfect For Road Trips
Backpacker is just a deck of cards and a rule sheet, making it wonderfully portable. It barely takes up space on the table and is perfect to pack for trips.
# gifted in exchange for review
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Where to buy this:
https://www.cowtrees.au/educational-toys/487-back-packer-card-game.html
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