It is the Law of the Jungle that the strong animals always prey on the weak. But there is one creature that is powerful enough to defeat every animal, yet vulnerable enough to be threatened by every animal - Man.

Object: Capture your opponent's Man. Alternately, you can also win through 'extinction' - capture all your opponent's animals, leaving the player with only a lone Man.

In Safari, any larger, more powerful animal can capture a weaker animal according to the following table:

Elephant (9) Rhino (8) Hippo (7) Lion (6) Gorilla (5) Giraffe (4) Chimp (3) Hawk (2) Rat (1)

As is traditional, the Rat can capture the Elephant, since it can run in the Elephant's ear.

Existing outside the hierarchical structure of the animals is Man. Man can capture any animal, but in turn can be captured by any animal.

The board starts off empty. Players alternately place their pieces on the two ranks on their side of the board. Once all ten pieces are in place, players may begin to move their pieces. All pieces move up, down, left or right one square.