PANDA Card Game

About this product

Build the park. Balance the wildlife. Time your predators.

A strategic wildlife card game of drafting, placement and perfectly timed predators.

Create the Giant Panda National Park together while competing to build the most valuable wildlife ecosystem.

Product Description

Welcome to the Giant Panda National Park, where creating a thriving home for wildlife comes with a challenge: successful habitats also attract predators.

In PANDA, players build one shared park together, beginning around the water that runs through it. Draft prey cards, choose which animals to keep and carefully decide where each one should live as the park gradually expands.

Prey animals score when they are placed, while predators work differently. Each player has their own supply of predator cards, and their value is determined at the end of the game — making the timing and position of every predator an important strategic decision. 

Cards must connect to the growing park, so every new animal can change the opportunities available to everyone. Build valuable groups, watch what your rivals are creating and decide whether to strengthen your own scoring opportunities or place a predator before somebody else takes the perfect position.

After four rounds, predator points are added to the points already earned from prey. The player with the highest total wins. 

View the PANDA Rulebook (PDF)

Why You’ll Love It

• Build one shared wildlife park: Everyone contributes animals to the same expanding National Park.
• Draft before you place: Choose the prey cards you want to keep while passing the others on.
• Two-stage scoring: Prey score immediately, while predators wait until the end of the game.
• Strategic predator timing: Decide when and where a predator is most valuable before another player changes the park.
• Spatial card play: Animal placement and adjacency can directly affect scoring opportunities.
• Different park layouts: Water cards can be arranged using supplied starting scenarios or a shape chosen by the players. 
• Compact game length: Designed for 2–4 players with a 40-minute play time.

Quick Details

• Publisher: Jolly Dutch
• Designer: Adrie Drent
• Illustrations: Zhenya Lyapina
• Players: 2–4
• Age: 8+
• Play time: 40 minutes
• Game type: Strategic card game
• Core play: Card drafting, wildlife placement and adjacency scoring
• Contents: 110 cards
• Rules: Dutch and English

Good to Know

• The game lasts four rounds. 
• Players may play no more than two Predator Cards per round. 
• The first played card must be placed next to a Water Card. 
• For a first game, the rulebook recommends beginning with five predators per player: Panda, Red Fox, Grey Wolf, Jackal and Raccoon Dog.
• If players tie for the highest score, all tied players win. 
• Jolly Dutch states that its games use biodegradable plastic, biodegradable ink and glue, FSC-certified materials, European production and CO₂ compensation for transport.