Players take turns in clockwise order, beginning with the start player. Most traits have an understood 'This species' at the start of the textbox. Trait cards override the core rules and the Scenario cards, but they only apply to the species on which they are played. Scenario cards override the core rules and apply to every species in play. The core rules of Oceans as explained in this booklet will get modified during the game

At the end of the game, you will score 1 point for each population token you accumulated over the course of the game. So evolve your species to best ensure their survival. The population of your species can grow by foraging from the Reef, attacking other species, or passively gaining from the Ocean. The goal of Oceans is to thrive in an ever-changing ecosystem where food is scarce and predators lurk. Place the token behind your Player Screen to score at the end of the game. Give each player the correct Bonus Token according to their place in turn order. Look at the Migrate number on the bottom left of the card, and move that number of population from both the Reef and the 1st Ocean zone into the 3rd Ocean zone.ġ1 The start player is the person who can hold their breath the longest.

These piles do not need to be exact.ĩ Reveal the top card from the Surface deck, and place it face-up to form the discard pile. 4 player's: use these tokens (140 total)Ĩ Roughly divide the supply of population tokens into 4 piles and place each pile into the 4 available locations: the Reef and the 3 Ocean zones.3 players: use these tokens (120 total).2 player's: use these tokens (100 total).These will get used in the last round of the game.ħ Create a supply of population tokens according to your player count (60 population + 20 population per player) and return any unused population tokens to the box.

6 Place the 60 reserve population tokens in the 'reserve' zip-lock bag.

Ocean of game discussion board