# Meltwater

Meltwater is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 60 minutes. The cheapest copy in stock is $27.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Modern Warfare, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Action Points, Hexagon Grid, Area Majority / Influence
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Erin Escobedo

**Artists:** José Ramón Faura, Amelia Sales

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 27.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/meltwater |
| Miniature Market | 27.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/meltwater-csgmw01.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 29.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/meltwater/ |
| Atomic Empire | 31.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/375336 |
| Board Game Bliss | 37.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation |
| 401 Games | 46.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/meltwater |
| Element Games | 35.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/meltwater |
| Dungeon Marvels | 34.95 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation-87556.html |
| Dragons Lair | 399 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation |
| Spelexperten | 399 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/meltwater.html |
| World of Board Games | 419 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/meltwater |
| Alphaspel | 419 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/297243-meltwater |
| Travelling Man | 31.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/meltwater |
| Games Empire | 63.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/meltwater |
| Get Your Fun | 44.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036250-meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation-giochi-per-2-giocatori.html |
| Philibert | 47.4 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/capstone-games/163465-meltwater-850045365776.html |
| Nexus | 7995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/meltwater/ |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation)
- [Meltwater in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/meltwater-a-game-of-tactical-starvation)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250481)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-22. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._