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Nauticus

Nauticus

KOSMOS · 2013
2–490 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity6.9 BGG#3.055 BGG1,7 KStrategy
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How do you play Nauticus?

Harbor life, merchant ships, and boxes full of valuable goods in the heyday of the Hanseatic League – this is the setting for Nauticus from designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling.

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Harbor life, merchant ships, and boxes full of valuable goods in the heyday of the Hanseatic League – this is the setting for Nauticus from designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. Each player runs a shipyard and tries to assemble ships of various sizes in order to ship goods with those same vessels. Time is short as each action can be executed only once per round, assembly of the masts and sails must be precisely coordinated, and the goods can be shipped only when the ship is complete. Thanks to the customized action wheels, everyone is always involved in the game's rapid sequence of actions.

Whoever builds the biggest ships and ships the most valuable goods will be the winner in the end.

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
90 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.055
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Nauticus?
Nauticus is a economic game, for 2–4 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring action drafting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nauticus — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nauticus support?
Nauticus is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nauticus take?
A game of Nauticus takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nauticus for?
Nauticus is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Nauticus?
Nauticus has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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