Player count: 2 to 4
Works well with just 2: Yes!
Age: 12+
Playtime: 60 min
A semi-coop game set on and around Amity Island, where three players try to rid the waters of a deadly foe, and a fourth opponent plays a very hungry shark.
I know, it looks like a cheap money-grab attached to an old intellectual property. But it’s not!
The game is divided in two acts. The first act happens on the island itself, with Brody, Hooper and Quint running around to try and get people out of the water, while the shark enjoys its all-you-can-eat buffet. The second act takes place on the open water, where humans do their best to kill the shark before the beast can sink their rinky-dink boat. Each role plays very differently from the others, and the split in two acts gives the game a nice narrative arc.
Thematically sound and mechanically exciting—boardgames like this help restore the struggling reputation of movie tie-ins.
Most easily forgotten rule: On the boat, “adjacent” means “touching the white line.”
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