We Spent 2 Months In The Amazon And Made A Board Game About It!

My husband and I spent 2 months volunteering in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. During our time there, we were amazed by all the wildlife, landscapes, and plants! We took countless photos of all the beauty around us, and became inspired to make a board game. And thus…Jungle Dash came to life! A push-your-luck race through the jungle where the board reveals itself as you go! Just like in real life, you don’t know what lies ahead!

One particularly grueling journey took us on a several hour trek, through mud, swampy waters, rickety bridges, dense vegetation, and occasionally a nice pathway! We made it through to find a 30-foot canoe that had been waiting for us, but only had one paddle! And so we continued up the river knowing there were many things in the water that were not friendly! We came across a caiman and an anaconda, but made sure to admire them from a distance. It was a very difficult journey, and we were exhausted and relieved to have made it safely back to our lodgings, but it was an incredible experience that we wouldn’t change for anything!

We feature many of the jungle animals and plants that we saw , including parrots, peccary, tarantulas, anacondas, butterflies, frogs, turtles and more!

Jungle Dash is a family friendly board game for 2-6 players. It can be played in 15-30 minutes, and a fun and easy to learn game. It’s compact size makes it an ideal game to bring on a trip or weekend adventure!

Jungle Dash is currently live on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jungledash/jungle-dash?ref=discovery&term=jungle%20dash pledge now to help us bring this project to life! :)

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Jungle Dash, just launched on Kickstarter!

Sofia the Spider Monkey was a resident monkey that would sometimes steal our game components during early development!

Jungle Dash has custom dice and a dynamic board that changes as you play!

There are many ways through the jungle, but only one person will be the champion of Jungle Dash!

Yellow Spotted River Turtle, these little guys are listed as vulnerable and the local community has created a special program to help improve their numbers.

This little baby peccary was so curious he just had to come see what was happening!

This stunning Orange Daggerwing was posing so perfectly I couldn’t say no to a photo! I learned never to go anywhere without my camera!

This Blue-headed Parrot’s name is Charlotte, she was at Merazonia Wildlife Refuge. We spent half of our time volunteering at this animal rehabilitation centre and fell in love with all of the animals!

This baby boa constrictor was found in someone’s cabin and was being relocated to a safer spot.

These 2 inch long Bullet Ants have the most painful sting in the insect world. Yes those are my pants….

Monkey skull found deep in the jungle

One of the nicer bridges we encountered from our treks in the jungle!

They call it a rainforest for a reason, when it rains, it really rains!

Dense jungle is tricky to pass, will you go around or perhaps clear your way with a machete?

Swamp, a little too deep to walk through…if only you had a bridge?

Not everything in the jungle is treacherous!

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