Nautilus

What is Nautilus

The players are building a research station at the bottom of the sea, trying to find Atlantis, recover sunken treasures, and extract raw materials. The board shows the sea floor as a grid with shades indicating the levels of depth.

Each round consists of three phases :

-expanding the station : extra research stations will be added, these give advantages depending on their type, cost to build depends on the underwater landscape on which they are placed. More stations in use of the same type give better advantages. They must be occupied by a scientist before any advantage can be enjoyed.

-deploying scientists : players must pay to bring them into the game. They can be moved around to start using the research stations. Once deployed they remain at this station. When using a station built by another player there is a cost.

Game details

Players

2–4

Age

+12

Duration

120 min

Difficulty

Medium

Type

Board game

Year

2002

Mechanics

Set Collection · Tile Placement · End Game Bonuses

Categories

City Building · Economic · Exploration

Designer

Brigitte Ditt · Wolfgang Ditt

Publisher

999 Games · KOSMOS · Mayfair Games