Irrawaddy (fun game to raise awareness about the Irrawaddy river dolphin)

Pieces: 1 rectangular board for two players (although it could be a cross shaped board for 2 to 4 players) with a goal square at either end; two (1 blue and 1 red) possession die  and one green movement dice; one blue carrier piece shaped like a dolphin and one green carried piece shaped like treasure.

The blue and red (possession) die : The possesion die decide who takes possession of the dolphin piece and gets to move it; each turn, the players roll their possession die (one rolls the blue one and one rolls the red one) and the player who rolls the highest number takes possession of the dolphin piece.

The green (movement) dice: The green dice decides how many places the person who has possession of the dolphin piece may move it.

Pick up squares: Some of the squares on the board are pick up squares which means you get to place the treasure piece onto the dolphin piece.

Drop squares: If you land on a drop square it means that you have lost the treasure piece and have to try and land on a pick up square (by either moving backwards or forwards) to get it back.

Aim of the game: The aim of the game is to move the dolphin piece onto the goal square at your end of the board with the treasure piece ‘on board’.