Atlantis is a very fun game that i was just introduced to. In the Atlantis board game each player is trying to flee from the sinking city of atlantic and get back to solid ground with as much treasure (points) as they can. In this game players compete to move through the board by playing color cards that advance them to the next tile on the board with the same color. Each player then collects the first available game peice that is directly behind them. As tiles are taken patches of water are introduced to the board and as the following players cross them they are charged a fee for crossing.
Each player has 3 individual player peices that they are trying to save while scoring the most points in the game. One of the designs of this game make it very replayable. The board is rebuilt each time you play out of a stack of tiles. These tiles are randomly set up each time, so Atlantis will never play the same way twice.
The first player to move all three of their peices to solid ground is the one that calls the game to an end. Every player must then immediately move their players through the board and to solid ground. They then must pay any applicable fee’s that they incur by crossing water. The points are then added up and the player with the most points wins.
The good things about the atlantis board game are:
1. It is an easy game to learn and to teach others.
2. Because the board is set up differently each time it has high replayability.
3. The play time is only about 30 minutes so you can cram a game in about anytime.
4. The game has more strategy involved than most games with a similar play length.
The opportunities for Atlantis:
1. It is not a heavy strategy game and so the hard core gamer might be quickly bored.
2. Set up takes a couple of minutes and could have been made a little easier.
Atlantis is a great game and very fun to play. I give it a 7.5 as a strong recomendation to everyone to pick this game up and try it with your family and friends. It is a board game that almost everyone will get a kick out of.
