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The World's First Kiswahili Board Game · 🇹🇿

Pambana
na hali yako.

Bongopoly is a love letter to Dar — a Strategy-style board game written entirely in Kiswahili. Buy Kariakoo, build on Masaki, dodge the bajaji on Morogoro Road. Mji ni wako.

Pata mchezo · Order → Upcoming Game Nights
Illustrated Bongopoly playing pieces
Fig. 01 · Vipande Edition I TZ · 2024
Pambana na hali yako Karibu Bongo Mji ni wako Nunua Kariakoo Jenga Masaki Lipa kodi Pambana na hali yako Karibu Bongo Mji ni wako Nunua Kariakoo Jenga Masaki Lipa kodi

§ Mchezo

A city you can hold in your hands.

Inspired by Bongo — the affectionate nickname for Dar es Salaam, the city that demands ubongo (brains) to survive. Bongopoly turns its streets, landmarks and hustle into the board you play on.

01Lugha

Kiswahili

Every card, tile and deal — written in Swahili.

02Mji

Dar es Salaam

Kariakoo to Masaki. Buy the block, own the city.

03Wachezaji

2 – 6

Family, friends, foes. Bring snacks.

04Muda

60 – 120 min

Or until somebody flips the board.

The Bongopoly board

§ Ubao

From Kariakoo to Oyster Bay.

Forty squares, one city. Each tile is a neighborhood, a market, a memory. The deeds are in Kiswahili. The chance cards quote the daladala. The bank speaks shilingi.

  • Kariakoo
  • Mwenge
  • Masaki
  • Posta
  • Mlimani
  • Bagamoyo
Hands playing on the board
Fig. 02 — Mid-game, Round 7
Bongopoly components
Fig. 03 — Hati, hela, kete

§ Vipande

Pick your token.

Game night in Dar

Fig. 04 — Game Night Vol. II, AFDAR

§ Matukio Yajayo

Upcoming
Game Nights.

We don't run a regular schedule — each Bongopoly night is a planned pop-up, hosted in partnership with a Dar venue. Follow @bongopoly for dates and RSVP details.

  1. 27JUL
    Confirmed 17:30 – 21:00

    Game Night Vol. III

    Alliance Française de Dar es Salaam

    Our third pop-up at AFDAR. Free entry. Limited seats — RSVP via Instagram.

  2. —SEP
    Planned TBA

    Bongopoly × Nafasi Art Space

    Nafasi Art Space, Mikocheni

    An evening of play, music and Swahili literature. Date to be announced.

  3. —DEC
    Planned Full afternoon

    End-of-Year Tournament

    Location TBA · Dar es Salaam

    A bracket-style Bongopoly tournament to close out the year. Trophy included.

§ Karibu

Mji ni wako. Cheza.

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