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Aquarius Rising

Aquarius Rising

(Web published) · 2012
2–540 min8+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.4 BGG9FamilyStrategy
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A mashup of two Looney Labs products: the tiling card game Aquarius and the Components: Looney Pyramid Games game system. In Aquarius Rising, the players match pyramids to the elements on the cards, and build upwards by placing cards on the pyramids.

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A mashup of two Looney Labs products: the tiling card game Aquarius and the Components: Looney Pyramid Games game system. In Aquarius Rising, the players match pyramids to the elements on the cards, and build upwards by placing cards on the pyramids. Players compete to be the one with the goal reflected by the highest elemental pyramid in the structure.

The game can be played with the original Aquarius deck or with Aquarius 2.0. Variants include Aquarius Rising Sky High and Aquarius Rising to the Clouds, each of which introduce different sorts of "wild" pyramids.

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
FamilyStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
40 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Aquarius Rising?
Aquarius Rising is a abstract strategy game, for 2–5 players, taking ~40 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Aquarius Rising — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Aquarius Rising support?
Aquarius Rising is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Aquarius Rising take?
A game of Aquarius Rising takes about 40 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Aquarius Rising for?
Aquarius Rising is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Aquarius Rising?
Aquarius Rising has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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