Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.
Rich game profile
Whale To Look
A bay full of huge whales and orcas, and quite popular among whale-watching tourists, is becoming overrun with four companies. The whales on the other hand, seem to be enjoying themselves, sometimes showing up, sometimes not...... As one of these tour companies, you must decide w...
Players
2-5
Time
?-?
Age
9+
Weight
1.8
Rating
6.72
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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.
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
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Whale to Look has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it is not the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Whale to Look has a strong replayability score of 7.94.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Whale to Look is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.
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A bay full of huge whales and orcas, and quite popular among whale-watching tourists, is becoming overrun with four companies. The whales on the other hand, seem to be enjoying themselves, sometimes showing up, sometimes not...... As one of these tour companies, you must decide where to send out your boat! If you dilly-dally too long, one of the rival companies will pass by, but sometimes when your own investigation isn't enough, you might need to follow a rival company!
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Designers
2
Bruno Faidutti
Jun Sasaki
Artists
2
Rie Komatsuzaki
Jun Sasaki
Publishers
1
Oink Games
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