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Galèrapagos

Leave the island on the raft before the hurricane, as one of the survivors.

players
3–12
minutes
20

You’ll need the game box. Marquoir sums up the rules and keeps score.

Setup

  • Build the weather deck, which shows each turn how much water can be collected; the hurricane is slipped towards the bottom of the deck.
  • Deal wreckage cards to the players, who keep them secret in hand.

How to play

  • Reveal the turn's weather card.
  • In turn, each player takes one action: fish, collect water, gather wood or search the wreckage.
  • Gathering wood yields at least one log; you can try to take more, at the risk of being bitten by a snake.
  • At the end of the turn, each survivor must consume one water ration and one food ration.
  • If there is not enough for everyone, the players vote on who will be sacrificed, until the supplies are enough.
  • The castaways can leave the island as soon as the raft has one place per departing player and there is enough left to feed them and give them water.

Scoring

  • No points: only the castaways who board the raft count.

End of the game

  • If the raft leaves with survivors, they are the winners.
  • If the hurricane arrives before departure, everyone has lost.

Frequently asked questions

Do wreckage cards have to be shown?

No, you keep them secret until you decide to play them.

The box

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