Survive: Escape from Atlantis!

What this is

Sharks, whales, and sea monsters, oh my. Hurry and escape before Atlantis disappears. Players survive is a cutthroat game where players seek to evacuate their pieces from an island that is breaking up, while remembering where their highest-valued pieces are located to maximize their score. An island made up of 40 hex-tiles is slowly sinking into the ocean (as the tiles are removed from the board).

At a glance

Players: 2–4
Listed play time: 45–60 minutes
Minimum age: 8 and up
First published: 1982
Category: fantasy
Designer: Julian Courtland-Smith
Publishers: Lifestyle Boardgames, Asmodee
Photographs: 2

Publisher

Lifestyle BoardgamesOfficial site
AsmodeeOfficial site

7.3out of 10191 ratings

How players rate Survive: Escape from Atlantis!

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Player-count fit

How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.

2p7.064 ratings
3p7.564 ratings
4p7.063 ratings

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability6.0/10
Ease of teach5.7/10
Gateway friendliness6.2/10
Component quality6.9/10
Table presence6.8/10
Travel friendliness6.6/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate4.9SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessCompetitive4.7FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckSwingy6.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationPresent5.4Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
Decision complexityModerate2.6SimpleDemanding
Language dependencyNone1.5No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table4.7Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

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