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Aquarius

#6042BGG ↗

1998 · 2-5 players · 30min · weight 1.13 · 1,992 ratings

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Rating
5.71
Users rated
1,992
Owned
3,335
Wishing
194

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Play an element card domino-style to extend the field, matching panels toward your secret 7-connected-element goal.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
1
Discovery
1
Expression
1
Submission
2
How it works (4 mechanics)
  • [3]spatial_adjacency_scoring— “each player trying to win by connecting seven panels of one particular element
  • [3]secret_objective_card— “Goal cards determine which element each player is going after; goals are hidden
  • [2]tile_orientation_choice— “Aquarius features element cards played kind of like dominoes; placement and adjacency matter
  • [2]event_card_disruption— “Action cards allow players to shake up the action in five different ways
Under-the-radar score: -0.75

Sources (1)

Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.

LLM memory0.65

BGG tags

Categories (2)
Abstract StrategyCard Game