A Game for 2 Players

You are scavenging for treasure at the base of Mt. Dorava, a volcano that is on the verge of erupting and burying its treasures forever in molten lava! But the escape is also perilous because there are four leviathans between you and the safety of the mainland. They are still sleeping— for now. But, every small thing will begin to waken them from their stupor.

How much can you salvage before it is too late?

Using your workers wisely, and biding your time exactly, you will try to get your team and your loot safely across through the waters before the volcano erupts. You can play it safe and get across carefully while the leviathans sleep. You can dig up treasure until the lava laps your feet but will you be brave enough to face four angry beasts?

Objective:

Your goal is to get more points than your opponent. Your workers will dig up treasure and load it onto your boats and take it all safely to the mainland, avoiding the destructive Leviathans. You will also find tools & building materials to improve your workers’ effectiveness. Once the volcano erupts, your workers must vacate the island or be buried in lava. When the volcano erupts the leviathans in the water will be fully awake and will not show mercy when they attack your ships.

Game Setup:

Game Play:

Game Rounds are in 4 Phases...

1. Move the Leviathans - at first the leviathans are sleeping and will just shift in the water slightly using the directional (N,S,E,W,NE, SW) and distance die (0,1,1,1,1,2)

2. Resolve next Event Card - each round has a slight variation

1. Player 1 takes 5 actions

2. Player 2 takes 5 actions

During the Working Phase, your workers are going to dig for treasure and build improvements for your boats before launching into the water.

Once they enter the water the workers on the boats can move the boats (faster with a paddle or sail) across to the mainland.

When the excitement begins

The Leviathans

The Leviathans are asleep to begin, but any time that they bump into anything, they become slightly more alert. A colour-coded base is screwed on to the bottom of the leviathan to indicate its alertness level. Once it reaches "Red" it is fully awake. During the "Move the Leviathans" phase, it no longer rolls the distance die but instead zips across the board as far as possible in the direction capsizing any boats in its way. Chaos ensues.

The Volcano

There are four "Violent Tremor" cards in the 14-card Event Deck, two in the top half and two in the lower half.

When the 4th Tremor card is revealed, that signals the last round that anyone can remain on the volcano island. The evacuation begins in earnest!

What's more, the leviathans all become fully awake. Its now a mad dash to the mainland. Hopefully your boats will survive before the leviathans rip them to shreds.

Winning the Game

The Winner is the player who gets the most treasure to the mainland by the time the last ship arrives or is capsized. Each of your 10 workers that akes it is worth an additional 5 points and 5 points are deducted for any worker that doesn't make it across.

Even if you don't win, you can be thankful you live to play another game!