| Giganten | |
| Italic Title: | yes |
| Designer: | Herbert Pinthus |
| Publisher: | Carlit |
| Players: | 2 |
| Playing Time: | 30 minutes |
| Skills: | Strategy |
| Date: | 1981 |
Giganten, also named as "Dinosaures Giganti" is a 2-player board game designed by Herbert Pinthus and first published in 1981 by Carlit.[1] Gameplay is inspired by another game "Stratego" and created in prehistoric setting. There were two editions.
The large won the Essen Feather-prize (prize for the best rules) in 1983.[2]
Each player has a set of 23 saurians (dinosaurs of various kinds, pterodactyls, plesiosaurs, etc) which are stand-up cardboard pieces with plain backs, so the opponent cannot tell which piece is which. Pieces move and attack each other Stratego-fashion, with the goal being to find your opponent's eggs. Pieces have numbers to indicate their strength.