13
ENGLISH
Hints given by King Zongo:
Try to imitate my dancing movements as exactly as possible.
But make sure that the other players won’t realize which card
you have chosen.
You have finished bending your monkey?
Once a player has finished they indicate it by singing the
monkeys’ song in a low voice: “Uuh, uuh, uuh, aah, aah, aah,
uuh, uuh, uuh ...”
The player still keeps the rubber monkey underneath the table.
Other players who finish join in singing.
When everybody has finished you shout together – “Here we go
to do the big Monkeys’ dance”.
Put your rubber monkeys simultaneously on the table. It is
important that the players can all see each other monkeys well.
Now you have to try to find the zongo card matching the rubber
monkeys.
Whoever thinks they have discovered the right zongo card quick-
ly places a coconut on it.
Whoever is quick can try to place two or even the three coconuts
on different zongo cards.
The coconut rules of King Zongo
• You may not place a coconut on the zongo card you have
chosen for yourself.
• If two or more players have chosen the same zongo card,
nobody can place a coconut on it.
• Once a coconut has been placed, it can not be moved again.
12
Aim of the game
Each player forms their rubber monkey according to the models
of the zongo cards. Whoever is the quickest in recognizing the
zongo cards that exactly match the monkey of another player,
collects the most points.
Preparation of the game
The 25 zongo cards are displayed in a square of 5x5 cards. Each
card shows King Zongo making different and sometimes very
weird dancing movements.
Each player takes a rubber monkey, a wooden monkey and the
coconuts of the corresponding color. The wooden monkey indi-
cates your color during the game. Place it placed in front of you.
The rubber monkeys can be bent to show the movements of King
Zongo: try it before starting to play and bend arms and legs
according to one of the zongo cards.
Watch out! If only two players dare the dance of the
monkey, first read the rules below and then “King Zongo’s
Variation for 2 players”.
How to play
Each player opts discreetly for a zongo card and holds their
monkey hidden underneath the table.
Now simultaneously all players try to bend their rubber monkey
in such a way that it makes the same movement as King Zongo
on the chosen card.
