2024 · Animals
Kelp: Shark vs Octopus
A two-player asymmetrical duel set in a South African kelp forest where one player takes an octopus and the other a shark. The octopus sneaks and deceives by playing cards to manage hidden and revealed blocks, using camouflage and mobility to evade detection. The shark patrols and hunts by rolling dice from a custom bag and activating abilities to reduce bad luck and close in on the octopus. Play blends deck-building and dice-bag mechanics with hide-and-seek, bluffing, and manipulation. Games end when the shark lands a successful attack, the shark exhausts its resources, or the octopus consumes all four seafoods.
- Players
- 2
- Playing time
- 40–60 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 2.5 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 85
- Plays logged
- 95
- Players
- 48m 53s
- Average play
- 78
- In collections
- 31
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
7.2/10
from 18 Ludoya reviews
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