You have arrived at the slopes of Mt Kilajava, a bare but fertile volcano, to establish a coffee farm. Your opponent arrives at the same moment, and has the same idea...

The unfolding events of this new fair trade game maintain the suspense until the very end - storms, eruptions and price crashes will claim a lot of coffee along the way.

Mt Kilajava also makes an important point; that for farmers in the developing world growing coffee is a very precarious occupation, and slumps in world coffee prices can and do have a catastrophic effect on the lives of millions of growers who are reliant on coffee for their income.

From the Makers of Mt. Kilajava

Much as we respect board games that are out-and-out skill based, or else totally random luckfests a la snakes and ladders, most of us prefer to play games that combine a good dose of strategy with just enough luck to tip the balance at any stage of the game... so that anyone can win, no matter how doomed to defeat they thought they were.

Our brains department has dreamed up all manner of games that would have you trading slaves for salt in ancient Africa, defending Beijing from fierce Mongolian hordes, or else building the economies of real-life countries across the globe whilst trying not to deplete scarce resources. First out of the blocks is Mt Kilajava, which sets the tone for the games that will follow if the public takes to it with sufficient zeal.

Ages 12 to adult.

Warning! Choking Hazard. Small parts. Not for Children under 3.