Dice · Exploration

The Kraken

Welcome to 1538, in the middle of the 16th century in Holland, where the Empire needs to explore new lands in order to find new trade routes. All the interests of the crown are now in your hands with your decisions in this adventure through the seas, where you can find treasures in other confines, but beware that the sea has many dangers and fears such as meeting the terrible monster of the Kraken.

1–3 players40 minages 8heavy difficulty

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About the game

What is The Kraken

In an adventure and decision-making game, you must get the highest number of stars in the fewest number of moves presented in 3 independent adventures in different years, 1538, 1542, and 1548 in print and play format.

In order to move about the map, throw the dice. Next, find ‘Start’ in the top row (on the navigation bar around the map) and count the number of cells you’ve thrown. For example, if you find yourself on cell 5L this will mean that you can move 5 cells to the left and 2 cells to the right. The L in 5L stands for left, you can move in the opposite direction, but only half of the cells are specified by the number. When you are moving about on the map, you may encounter a question mark ‘?’. If you happen to land on it, you will partake in a random event. Take notice that the map contains Krakens, fish, and ships. They have damage and hp number written next to them. When you land on a cell with one of those things, you will have to battle what’s on it. The battle will be decided by throwing the dice. The purpose of the game is to collect more stars in fewer moves. You will earn the number of stars as written next to it. Keep in mind, that if the star is within a red square, you’ll have to fight the boss guarding that terrain first.

The game comes in 6 different languages, something that makes it reach more patrons and is not limited by language, as well as low ink and color versions.

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