Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
Noctiluca
Players
1-4
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.3
Rating
7.12
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Noctiluca offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort. Overall, Noctiluca has a strong replayability score of 7.89.
Luck profile
Noctiluca has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements, such as the placement of the noctiluca tiles, can have an impact on the game outcome. However, players have a significant ability to mitigate the randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game strikes a balance between luck and strategy, making it an engaging and enjoyable experience for players.
Overview
On the warmest nights of the year, the otherwise quiet waters are filled with shimmering lights as the dormant noctiluca awaken. Renowned for their restorative properties, the noctiluca are desired by many healers. Only the most skilled divers can navigate the waters to collect these mysterious glowing creatures and deliver them to healers across the land. Can you catch the embers of the sea? In Noctiluca, 104 colorful translucent dice fill the pool on the game board to represent the different glowing noctiluca. Players take turns diving into the water from the edges of the shore to collect the noctiluca dice from the board and keep them safely in jars until they can deliver them to healers. After two rounds, players compare points from their successful deliveries and the player with the most points wins. Thanks to a double-sided game board, Noctiluca also includes a solo mode in which one player must rescue the noctiluca from the tempest. —description from the publisher
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Credits
Designers
1
Shem Phillips
Artists
1
Bree Lindsoe
Publishers
1
Z-Man Games
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