Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
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Overboard
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.8
Rating
5.68
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
2.5
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Overboard has a high variability gameboard, with multiple paths to victory and random elements that offer fresh experiences each time. The game also has expansions available that add new content and gameplay elements. It provides deep strategic depth, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, offering a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Overboard has a strong replayability score of 8.05 out of 10.
Luck profile
Overboard has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role. The game's outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Overboard provides a good balance between luck and player agency.
Overview
This game is one of a series of 2 player strategy games by Lakeside from the 1970's, also including Blockade, Trespass, and Isolation. In Overboard, the "Slide to Survive" game, the board is a 7x7 grid of squares with slots between them to create a grid of 6x6 or 36 playing positions. There are 36 pieces, 18 red, 18 white, which are placed on the intersections between the squares; they have little knobs which hold them in the slots. On his turn, a player uses one of his pieces to push a row of his opponent's pieces off the board, a la Kuba. The winner is the last player with pieces on the board.
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Credits
Designers
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Alex Randolph
Publishers
2
Lakeside
Otto Maier Verlag
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