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2020 Ranked #2,330

Aqualin

Two-player abstract game where rivals arrange sea creatures into scoring groups by color or species. Every placement can help both goals differently, so each tile must advance your pattern while spoiling the opponent's.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Grid Movement Set Collection Animals: Fish / Fishes

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.57/5

Rating

6.97

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

There's turmoil at the reef, with different sea animals forming swarms again and again. Each turn in Aqualin, the active player selects one of six stones and places it on an empty field.

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There's turmoil at the reef, with different sea animals forming swarms again and again. Each turn in Aqualin, the active player selects one of six stones and places it on an empty field. One player is trying to make groups of the same color, while the other is forming groups of identical sea creatures, with players having the ability to move a stone before placing a new one to form new swarms. The larger the group, the more points it's worth, and whoever scores the most points wins!

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Marcello Bertocchi

Artists

1
Sophie Rekasowski

Publishers

1
KOSMOS

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