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Manatee Sanctuary

Manatee Sanctuary

Warped Reality Games · 2025
1–630 min11+ yrs2.0/5 complexity7.5 BGG#8.385 BGG497Couples
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How do you play Manatee Sanctuary?

Hungry Manatees, Playful Manatees, Common Manatees, attract them all to your ever growing habitat to create the best Manatee Sanctuary and win the game! Manatee Sanctuary is a family weight game in which players will draft cards using an "I split you choose" method over the course of 3 rounds.

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Manatee Sanctuary box art
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Hungry Manatees, Playful Manatees, Common Manatees, attract them all to your ever growing habitat to create the best Manatee Sanctuary and win the game!

Manatee Sanctuary is a family weight game in which players will draft cards using an "I split you choose" method over the course of 3 rounds. Once the draft is complete players will decide whether to use their cards for their top action, thereby attracting manatees and producing food, or grow their sanctuary by tucking the top portion of the card under their ever expanding board creating more room for manatees and increasing their food production. There are many different types of manatees in the sea each with their own effects and after each player has finished using their cards everyone must feed all their hungry manatees! Once all manatees have been fed players will score points based on the number of manatees they have, their type, and the round they are in. At the end of 3 rounds whoever has the most points wins!

Manatee Sanctuary comes with multiple modules and play option for family's and hobby board gamers alike!

—description from the publisher

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating7.5 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
30 min
Players
1–6
Recommended age
11+ yrs
BGG rank
#8.385

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Manatee Sanctuary is a animals game, for 1–6 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring end game bonuses. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Manatee Sanctuary — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Manatee Sanctuary support?
Manatee Sanctuary is played by 1–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Manatee Sanctuary take?
A game of Manatee Sanctuary takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Manatee Sanctuary for?
Manatee Sanctuary is recommended from age 11.
Q7How complex is Manatee Sanctuary?
Manatee Sanctuary has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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