# Vanuatu

Vanuatu is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.8 out of 10 by 14 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Economic, Nautical
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Lose a Turn, Action Drafting, Map Addition, Auction / Bidding, Hexagon Grid, Turn Order: Claim Action, Modular Board, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.8 out of 10, from 14 reviews
- **Owned by:** 7 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 41
- **Unique players:** 64

**Designers:** Alain Epron

**Artists:** Cédrick Le Bihan

**Publishers:** Krok Nik Douil editions

## Expansions

- [Vanuatu: The Rising Waters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vanuatu-the-rising-waters)
- [Vanuatu: The Governor](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vanuatu-the-governor)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vanuatu)
- [Vanuatu in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/vanuatu)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104020)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._