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2023 Ranked #13,509

Nautilus Island

Set-collection survival game has castaways explore a stranded submarine, gather objects, and repair it before their rivals escape. Choosing between taking visible items and starting collections determines bonuses and scarce porthole tokens.

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Players

2-4

Play time

20-30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.71

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

You are shipwrecked on a mysterious and deserted volcanic island. In the wake of a storm, you come across a grounded and abandoned submarine: The Nautilus.

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You are shipwrecked on a mysterious and deserted volcanic island. In the wake of a storm, you come across a grounded and abandoned submarine: The Nautilus. You must explore it from top to bottom, and will need to collect as many objects as you can to ensure your survival, repair the submarine, and leave the island before the other castaways. During their turn, players move their Castaway marker in a column and then choose between collecting object cards from the column or place down cards from their hand to start a collection. Storing objects allow players to claim bonus and/or porthole tokens before their opponents and get victory points. When a column is empty, the game ends. Player with the most victory points wins the game. —description from the publisher

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Johannes Goupy Théo Rivière

Artists

1
Clément Masson

Publishers

1
Funnyfox

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