Survive: Escape from Atlantis! (1982 Edition)*
Family Game
Area Control
Memory
Adventure
Bluffing & Betting
Nautical
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- SPIEL'10🎡
- SPIEL'12🎡
- Area Majority
- Take That
- Movement Points
- Adventure
- Classic🏛
- 20th Century🏛
- 1980s
- Relationship Killer👿
- Lying🤥
- Dolphins
- Board Games with Monsters
- Board Games with Sharks
- Board Games with Whales
- Tabletopia🖥️
- ADC Blackfire Entertainment🇨🇿🏢
- Asmodee🇫🇷🏢
- Games like Battleship
- 1982📆
- Map Reduction🗺
- Area Majority🗺
- Take that!
- Movement Points
- Memory🤔
- Dice-Rolling🎲
- hexagonal grid⬡
- Modular Board🧩
- Hidden Unit Deployment🪂
- Gioco dell'Anno🇮🇹
- Grid-Movement
- Juego del Año🇪🇸
- Nautical🚢
Survive: Escape from Atlantis! is a thrilling and competitive board game where players aim to evacuate their pieces from a sinking island. The game is known for its intense gameplay and strategic decisions.
Gameplay Overview
- Island Evacuation: Players must evacuate their pieces from a disintegrating island.
- Hex-Tile Island: The game board consists of 40 hex-tiles that represent the island, which gradually sinks into the ocean.
- Piece Management: Each player controls ten people with varying values (1 to 6), attempting to remember where their highest-valued pieces are for scoring purposes.
- Movement Mechanics: Players can swim or use boats to reach the safety of surrounding islands.
- Avoiding Dangers: The journey is fraught with dangers like sea serpents, whales, and sharks.
- Game Versions: The game is similar to "Escape from Atlantis" and includes additional components for varied gameplay.
- Stronghold Games Edition: The Stronghold Games edition, titled Survive: Escape from Atlantis!, includes all necessary components for both the "Survive" and "Escape from Atlantis" experiences, including dolphins and dive dice.
Conclusion
Survive: Escape from Atlantis! offers an engaging mix of strategy, memory, and survival elements, set against a backdrop of a sinking island. Its exciting and sometimes ruthless gameplay makes it a favorite for players who enjoy a blend of tactical decision-making and unpredictability. The game's theme of escaping a doomed island adds to its appeal, making it a captivating experience for those seeking an adventurous board game.
Nominated for 1 award.
- 👥 2 - 4 Players
- ⏱️ 45 - 60 Minutes
- 🧒 8+ years old
- 🧩 Easy to learn
We like Survive: Escape from Atlantis! (1982 Edition) so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2026
- Position 5 in Best games released at SPIEL 2010 in Essen
- Position 7 in Best games released at SPIEL 2012 in Essen
- Position 10 in Best games where you can gain control of areas
- Position 17 in Best games where you harm opponents without eliminating them
- Position 4 in Best games with movement points
- Position 12 in The best adventure board, card & dice games
- Position 13 in The best board game classics🏛 of all time
- Position 9 in The best board games from the 20th century🏛
- Position 2 in The best board games of the 80s
- Position 3 in The best board games to end a relationship'
- Position 19 in The best board games where you have to bluff/lie
- Position 1 in The Best Board Games with Dolphins
- Position 4 in The Best Board Games with Monsters
- Position 2 in The Best Board Games with Sharks
- Position 1 in The Best Board Games with Whales
- Position 24 in The Best Board Games You Can Play on Tabletopia 🖥️
- Position 27 in The Best Games from ADC Blackfire Entertainment 🇨🇿🏢
- Position 8 in The Best Games from Asmodee 🇫🇷🏢
- Position 29 in The best games like Battleship
- Position 1 in The best games released in 1982📆
- Position 2 in The best games where the map is gradually reduced in size 🗺
- Position 10 in The best games where you can gain dominion over a territory 🗺
- Position 17 in The best games where you damage your opponent but don't take them totally out of the game
- Position 4 in The best games where you have points for the movement of your character
- Position 12 in The best games where you have to memorize things 🤔
- Position 30 in The best games with dice rolling 🎲
- Position 8 in The best games with hexagon grid ⬡
- Position 9 in The best games with modular board 🧩
- Position 1 in The best games with Secret Unit Deployment 🪂
- Position 14 in The best "Gioco dell'Anno🇮🇹" winners and nominees
- Position 8 in The best grid-movement board games
- Position 26 in The best "Juego del Año🇪🇸" winners and nominees
- Position 5 in The best nautical board, card & dice games 🚢
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