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2021 Ranked #8,706

Uk'otoa

A tactical survival game has neighboring players share sailor factions as a wrecked ship disappears beneath the sea. Shrinking hexes and movement cards force teams to push, sacrifice, and outlast the leviathan.

Nautical Semi-Cooperative Game Card Games: Outplay Webcomics: Critical Role

Players

3-5

Play time

30-45 min

Age

12+

Complexity

1.6/5

Rating

6.37

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A battle for life and death on the high Lucidian seas! In the tactical game Uk'otoa, factions of sailors vie to be the last claimed by the raging sea leviathan Uk'otoa.

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A battle for life and death on the high Lucidian seas! In the tactical game Uk'otoa, factions of sailors vie to be the last claimed by the raging sea leviathan Uk'otoa. As the ship slowly falls into the ocean, you have to run, push, and sacrifice others to win! Uk’otoa is the first official board game developed by the Darrington Press team—a fast-paced, enthralling game of thrilling nautical adventure from the world of Exandria (as seen on the webseries Critical Role), for gamers everywhere. GAMEPLAYHexes are placed on the board to represent the wreckage of a destroyed ship, and are progressively removed as they are consumed by the dauntless Uk’otoa. Players take on the roles of two factions which they share with their neighboring players, and use cards to best position their two teams to survive. Each card in a player’s hand carries immersive, gorgeous art and easy-to-understand icons depicting the movement it provides. CONTENTS 26 ship deck hexes 25 terrified sailor meeples 5 faction tokens 60 movement cards with lavish art a 52mm high-quality miniature of the Great Leviathan Uk’otoa! Uk’otoa is a must-have for fans of tactical card play, map reduction board games, and legendary sea creature enthusiasts.

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–4
Play time
30–45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.6/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Jeb Havens Gabe Hicks

Artists

1
Hannah Friederichs

Publishers

1
Darrington Press

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