2024 · Dice

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.

groupPlayers

2

schedulePlaying time

40–60 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

2.5 / 5