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Overboard

Overboard

Lakeside · 1977
215 min8+ yrs1.8/5 complexity5.7 BGG#24.215 BGG256CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Overboard?

This game is one of a series of 2 player strategy games by Lakeside from the 1970's, also including Blockade, Trespass, and Isolation. In Overboard, the "Slide to Survive" game, the board is a 7x7 grid of squares with slots between them to create a grid of 6x6 or 36 playing positions.

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Overboard box art
official art · Lakeside

This game is one of a series of 2 player strategy games by Lakeside from the 1970's, also including Blockade, Trespass, and Isolation. In Overboard, the "Slide to Survive" game, the board is a 7x7 grid of squares with slots between them to create a grid of 6x6 or 36 playing positions. There are 36 pieces, 18 red, 18 white, which are placed on the intersections between the squares; they have little knobs which hold them in the slots. On his turn, a player uses one of his pieces to push a row of his opponent's pieces off the board, a la Kuba. The winner is the last player with pieces on the board.

game anatomy
Complexity1.8 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
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Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#24.215
from Trișache · verified

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Q2Where can I buy Overboard cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Overboard?
Overboard is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring point to point movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Overboard — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Overboard support?
Overboard is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Overboard take?
A game of Overboard takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Overboard for?
Overboard is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Overboard?
Overboard has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.8 out of 5.
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