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Quicksand

Quicksand

Editrice Giochi · 1989
2–430 min8+ yrs1.1/5 complexity4.9 BGG#30.050 BGG345CouplesFamily
short answer

How do you play Quicksand?

The object of the game is to be the first player to get your adventurer around the board from START to the finish line back at CAMP. Along the way, you’ll encounter Mudslides that may set you back and hanging vines that may swing you ahead.

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Quicksand box art
official art · Editrice Giochi

The object of the game is to be the first player to get your adventurer around the board from START to the finish line back at CAMP.

Along the way, you’ll encounter Mudslides that may set you back and hanging vines that may swing you ahead. You’ll try to grab onto Handholds and land on Safe Rocks to keep your man high and dry. Because all along the track, Quicksand pits lie in wait to suck your adventurer down, down, down --piece by piece by piece! And you’ll always keep an eye out for the sneaky Alligator that lurks in the swamp --and on the special Quicksand die-- ready to scare an unlucky player backwards on the track.

The player pawns represent a mustachioed archetypical British explorer, and they're in parts. To represent your sinking into the quicksand, you remove his feet, then his waist, and so on until only the pith helmet remains!

You actually start already partially mired (by an initial die roll); every turn you move forward a number of spaces given by your height, plus an optional movement die. You can never sink more than hat-deep (so you cannot be eliminated).

game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating4.9 / 10
Vibe
CouplesFamily
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#30.050
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Q1How much does Quicksand cost?
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Q3How do you play Quicksand?
Quicksand is a adventure game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring roll / spin and move. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Quicksand — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Quicksand support?
Quicksand is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Quicksand take?
A game of Quicksand takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Quicksand for?
Quicksand is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Quicksand?
Quicksand has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
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