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Reddit mentions of Survive Escape From Atlantis 30th Anniversary Edition
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 6
We found 6 Reddit mentions of Survive Escape From Atlantis 30th Anniversary Edition. Here are the top ones.
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- THRILLING ADVENTURE GAME: It’s early 20th century The mysterious Atlantis island has been discovered in the middle of the ocean, and there are rumors of wealth! After reaching Atlantis, the explorers are ready to return home with treasures and artifacts. But Atlantis starts sinking! Who will manage reaching dry land?
- STRATEGY BOARD GAME: In this cutthroat survival game, players seek to evacuate their pieces from an island that is breaking up while remembering where their highest-valued pieces are located to maximize their score.
- CHALLENGING AND COMPETITIVE: Each player controls ten people that they try and move towards the safety of the surrounding islands before the main island finally blows up. Players can either swim or use boats to travel but must avoid sea serpents, whales and sharks on their way to safety.
- FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: Rules of the game are easy to learn, making this a great choice for both adults and kids . Modular tiles and variable set up mean that each game is a unique and immersive experience.
- NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND AVERAGE PLAYTIME: This thrilling adventure game is made for 2 to 4 players and is suitable for ages 8 and older. Average playtime is approximately 45 minutes.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Multi-colored |
| Height | 11.81 Inches |
| Length | 12.84 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 2022 |
| Weight | 2.5794082969644 Pounds |
| Width | 2.36 Inches |
To anybody wondering: last year, they added 2 games in the middle of the day, so keep an eye out (28 titles currently).
EDIT: Lewis and Clark added - 27.99.
Betrayal at House on the Hill, Power Grid both gone (at sale prices).
EDIT 2: Tokaido, Quantum also gone at sale price.
EDIT 3: The Resistance gone.
EDIT 4: Survive: Escape From Atlantis (23.99), Formula D (32.99) added.
Sentinels of the Multiverse, Seasons gone.
EDIT 5: Castles of Burgundy, Lewis & Clark, BraveRats gone.
~rings doorbell wearing a bright, over-enthusiastic smile~ Oh, hello friend. I hear you and your friends might be interested in getting started on the road towards board gaming! This is excellent news! There are many excellent resources to help guide you and yours towards many fun-filled experiences with friends and family. ^Please, ^don't ^be ^afraid!
~Whips out a bunch of pamphlets, waving them at you~ I would recommend checking out the /r/boardgames community here on reddit, especially this wiki post on what games you should try if you're new to modern board games. It's got a ton of great suggestions with descriptions to help you figure out if you might actually enjoy the game. That wiki and the subreddit itself also have tons of easily accessed info for you, if you need. They can even help you find your nearest FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store)!
Also you might check out some reviewers like Shut Up & Sit Down, who are my favourites and have a ton of articles and video reviews, or The Dice Tower, who have lots of videos of lists and reviews like the one I linked that can give you some ideas of what to get. (Sometimes way too many ideas... ~waggles her overly long games-to-buy list~) SUSD even has a great Intro to Board Games video for people who are hesitant or starting into the hobby and don't quite know what it's all about or where to start - it's a few years old, but still very relevant, and I recommend any of their videos. I find them hilarious.
And if you decide you're really getting into the hobby, you might start visiting the marvellous, dank morass that is BoardGameGeek, aka BGG or 'the Geek'...
As for recommendations straight from me... The hardest and best thing with board games is everyone likes something different? But I find one can't go wrong most of the time with these:
Most of these are fairly simple and relatively short, but they're all fun starter games that are easy to pick up and play, and I've never known anyone to not enjoy themselves when I've brought out any of these. I often do game nights with different mixes of friends, to which I will usually bring an Ikea bag full of games, and there's almost always at least one or two of these particular games in that bag. I'm pretty sure they're all in print, too, so they shouldn't be too expensive!
Also, if you guys are looking into tabletop RPGs but don't know where to start with that, and you don't have anyone who knows how to DM/GM handy, the newest edition of D&D has a Starter Set out - it's a pack that includes dice, pre-rolled characters, a starter rule book and a pre-written starting adventure. I will always recommend Red Boxes/Starter Sets, D&D does a great job with these and makes it really easy for you to get into it, even if no one in the group is familiar with rpgs to begin with.
tl;dr - Board/card games are amazing, there's lots of resources out there for you, I hope I didn't scare you off with my enthusiasm. Welcome to tabletop gaming!
^Edit: ^Now ^with ^more ^links!!
Survive: Escape From Atlantis
I recommend this all the time, but in your particular situation this is THE GAME. Don't even bother waiting for other replies, order it now. It is only playable with 4 out of the box, but you can uses pieces from risk or some other game, and play with 5 or 6. The 5-6 player expansion is just extra pieces and a ruleset. You don't need them, you can just look up the modified rules, but it does make the game look nicer.
I'll go through the checklist:
Time: 45-60 minutes
Easy To Learn: I've played it with 7 year olds that understood it after one turn.
Fun: Nothing is as satisfying as sinking a tile with an opponents meeple, spawning a shark that kills it, and then immediately rolling a shark and getting to kill another opponents meeple. Also, doing the NA, NA....NA, NA....Na, na, na, na, na, na NAAAAAAAAAAA music from Jaws every time you use the shark to kill someone is amazing.
Components: This game has one of the highest quality productions of any board game I've seen and is absolutely beautiful.
Price: $32 Reasonably cheap for a designer game.
Availability: http://www.amazon.com/Survive-Escape-Atlantis-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B0084M8UE4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406928823&sr=8-1&keywords=escape+atlantis
I'll echo Shut Up and Sit Down's recommendation.
Survive: Escape From Atlantis
Much better game, and cheaper.
Survive is a good game for four players.
The whale is a game piece from "Survive." It comes with 4 or 5 whale pieces, and 4 Sea Monster pieces (which is actually why I bought it myself), and a few other cute meeples. I don't regret the purchase, as I love the pieces and enjoy Survive frequently as well.