Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Da Yu: The Flood Conqueror is a light strategy game in which players become ancient Chinese story characters who help Da Yu save the world from the flood. By using tool cards to fill the flood card's requirements, player can stop the flood.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Da Yu: The Flood Conqueror is a light strategy game in which players become ancient Chinese story characters who help Da Yu save the world from the flood. By using tool cards to fill the flood card's requirements, player can stop the flood. Each turn, players have three actions available. For each action, they can choose between five options: Use your tool card to stop the flood and get points Flip your tool card Move your character to next flood Discard Pass You can choose the same action multiple times. An important strategic element in this game is formed by the two-sided cards. Every tool card has two different sides. You can observe your opponent's tool card and find out the best way to win the game. When the game ends, the player with most points wins.