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Lifeboats
Also known as 'Rette Sich Wer Kann' ('Each Man for Himself') and often times referred to as 'The Lifeboat Game,' this pure negotiation game puts a different spin on the typical ocean catastrophe. There's been a boating accident, and a rag-tag group of six lifeboats is trying to make its way to one of several islands just over the horizon. However only one boat will make any forward progress in a given turn, so players try to convince everyone to vote for his particular favorite. To further complicate matters, the sailors can't seem to decide which boat they want to be in, so they're constantly jumping out of boats to swim to another one. As if all that wasn't enough, one of the boats springs a leak each turn. If the boat is at maximum occupancy when the leak occurs, then players vote to decide who to toss to the sharks!
What is Lifeboats
Also known as 'Rette Sich Wer Kann' ('Each Man for Himself') and often times referred to as 'The Lifeboat Game,' this pure negotiation game puts a different spin on the typical ocean catastrophe. There's been a boating accident, and a rag-tag group of six lifeboats is trying to make its way to one of several islands just over the horizon. However only one boat will make any forward progress in a given turn, so players try to convince everyone to vote for his particular favorite. To further complicate matters, the sailors can't seem to decide which boat they want to be in, so they're constantly jumping out of boats to swim to another one. As if all that wasn't enough, one of the boats springs a leak each turn. If the boat is at maximum occupancy when the leak occurs, then players vote to decide who to toss to the sharks!
Game details
- Players
- 3–6
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1993
- Mechanics
- Player Elimination · Simultaneous Action Selection · Voting
- Categories
- Nautical · Negotiation · Party Game
- Designer
- Ronald Wettering
- Publisher
- Argentum Verlag · Walter Müller's Spielewerkstatt · Z-Man Games
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Para echarte una buenas risas. Juego puramente de negociación ideal para 5 o 6 jugadores. El tipo de juego es un riesgo para personas con mal perder o que no les guste la negociacion. Si no es 1 horita de risas haciendo tratos y engañando a la gente.
Uno de mis juegos favoritos para jugar con amigos. Eso sí, prepárate para discutir 😅 He visto romper amistades con este juego.
Mucha puñalada trapera en este juego. Es bastante delicando en el sentido que tienes que saber muy bien con quiern jugar A lot of backstabbing. You really need to think who you are playing with before.
EL JUEGO DE VOTAR A QUIEN BOTAS DEL BOTE! :D La democracia funciona!? En situaciones límite no! xD Este juego lo demuestra. Negociación abierta, donde una vez se hunde el barco, al escapar los marineros y oficiales en varios botes salvavidas, hay que votar para todo! XD Ver que bote votas xD para que salga una fuga de agua, votar a quien botas del bote al agua, para que el bote no se hunda, votar que bote decides avanzar xD Puteo del grande y genial para más de 3 jugadores, contra más mejor hasta 6, muy muy divertido! Un juego que donde va, triunfa!
Se alarga demasiado para el tipo de juego que es.
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Juego de Negociacion donde todas las decision se votan y se hace a la mayoria salvo cuando habla el capitan que ya se sabe... Esta muy bien si no se cae en amiguismos. Tiene el problema que el kingmaking es muy alto.
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How many players is Lifeboats for?
Lifeboats plays with 3–6 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 90 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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