Photo: BCD Jeux, partner shopParty games
Galèrapagos
GigamicLaurence Gamelin, Philippe Gamelin2017
- players
- 3–12
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 8+
In the box
Shipwreck cards · Weather cards · Water, Food and Raft tokens · Fishing marbles and a bag · Reserve board
Box details
- Designers
- Laurence Gamelin, Philippe Gamelin
- Artwork
- Jonathan Aucomte
- Publisher
- Gigamic
- Mechanics
- CooperativeVotingPlayer EliminationPush Your LuckTake That
- Expansions
- Galèrapagos : Ils ne sont plus seuls · 2019
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
The castaways must leave the island on the raft before the hurricane arrives. Each turn, every player fishes, collects water, gathers wood or searches the wreckage, then each survivor consumes one water ration and one food ration; if there is not enough, the players vote to sacrifice someone. Those who board the raft, once it has a place per departing player and enough supplies, win; if the hurricane comes first, everyone loses.
The rules, step by step
Setup
Weather deck, Hurricane towards bottom, Secret wreckage cards
- 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
1 action each, Fish, water, wood, wreck, Water and food each
- 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
- No points: only the castaways who board the raft count.
End of the game
Raft passengers win, Hurricane: all lose
- If the raft leaves with survivors, they are the winners.
- If the hurricane arrives before departure, everyone has lost.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Do wreckage cards have to be shown?
No, you keep them secret until you decide to play them.