Survive: Escape from Atlantis! – 5-6 Player Mini Expansion
Survive: Escape from Atlantis! – 5-6 Player Mini Expansion Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
This “5-6 Player Mini-Expansion” includes:
- 60 Plastic People Tokens (10 People Tokens in 6 different colors)
- 1 Sticker Sheet (with numbers to place on the bottom of the People Tokens)
- 1 Rules sheet
- 5 Mountain Tiles (to be used as replacements for tiles in the base game, if needed)
NOTE: You must have the base game “Survive: Escape from Atlantis!” to enjoy this expansion.
Special note regarding the included 5 Mountain Tiles…
We have included 5 Mountain tiles in this Mini-Expansion. However, these tiles should not be added to your game of “Survive: Escape from Atlantis!”. Instead, if you have any misprinted Mountain Tiles in your original base game of “Survive!”, one or more of these included Mountain Tiles can be used as replacements for the misprinted original tiles. A common misprint is a “white strip” on the edge of a Mountain Tile. After determining if you need any replacement tiles, discard the extra tiles. Do not use any extra tiles when playing the game, as the balance of play will be off.
Apply Your Stickers Before Your First Game
Apply your Stickers before your first game using this Mini-Expansion”
This Mini-Expansion comes with “Stickers” that have numbers printed on them. Before starting your first game using the enclosed People Tokens, you must do the following:
A. Take a complete set of 10 People Tokens of a single color. B. Place one numbered Sticker into the space provided on the bottom of each of these 10 People Tokens, using these specific numbers ONLY: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6 [NOTE: Make sure you use these 10 numbered Stickers for a single set of 10 People Tokens of a single color!] C. Repeat steps “A” and “B” for each set of People Tokens of each color.
Please be careful when placing the Stickers. You should ensure that you use the exact distribution of numbers as indicated in step “B” above for each color.
If you do make a mistake, extra Stickers have been provided.
Note Regarding Differences When Playing with 5 and 6 Players
In all cases, when playing with 4 players or less, the base game rules of “Survive: Escape from Atlantis!” apply. When playing with 5 or 6 players, the rules you are reading now take precedence over the rules in the base game. However, there are only a few differences, so for the most part you still use the familiar base game rules.
You can also combine "The Giant Squid: Mini-Expansion" with this Mini-Expansion by following those rules as well.
Setting Up a 5 or 6 Player Game
Use the setup rules from the base game with the following exceptions:
…with 5 Players
- Each player receives his 10 People Tokens, but removes one "1" point People Token and one "3" point token. These People tokens will not be used in this game. Set them aside.
- Select a starting player and give him 1 Boat Token. Also give 1 Boat Token to the second player. The third, fourth, and fifth players in playing order each receive 2 Boat Tokens.
- Beginning with the start player, begin placing one People Token each in turn order as per normal rules.
- Beginning with the start player, take turns placing one Boat Token each in order until each player has placed all assigned Boat Tokens. Note that the first two players will not be able to place a second Boat, but they maintain the advantage of playing before the following players.
…with 6 Players
- Each player receives his 10 People Tokens, but removes one "1", “2”, and “3” point People Token. These People tokens will not be used in this game. Set them aside.
- The starting player, second player, third player, and fourth player receive 1 Boat Token each. The fifth player and sixth player receive 2 Boat Tokens each.
- Beginning with the start player, begin placing one People Token each in turn order as per normal rules. Note that the final People Tokens placed by the fifth and sixth player must be placed on a Land Tile that already has a People Token on it. This final placement may be on any Land Tile, except one that contains a People Token of their own color.
- Beginning with the starting player, take turns placing one Boat Token each in order until each player has placed all assigned Boat Tokens. Note that the first four players will not be able to place a second Boat, but they maintain the advantage of playing before the following players.
Playing the Game
All normal game rules are observed, including any expansions you might be playing with. It is important to keep in mind that although you have less People Tokens that need rescuing, you also have less turns to accomplish that task!
Winning the Game
In a 5 or 6 player game, the winner is determined as normal (including any Challenge Rules you may be using).
Any ties are broken in favor of the player who rescued MORE People Tokens than any other tied players.
If still tied and using the "Everyone is Equal!" Challenge Rule from the base game rules, then the player who rescued the most total point value of People Tokens than any other tied players is the winner.
If still tied, the winner is the player who had the least number of turns from among the tied players. This can be determined easily by noting who the Starting Player was and who turned over the volcano tile. Anyone to the LEFT of the player who revealed the volcano tile and to the RIGHT of the Starting Player had less turns to rescue their People Tokens. Therefore, the winner is any person to the LEFT of the player who revealed the volcano (but to the RIGHT of the Starting Player) who was one of the tied players.
If still tied, then the tied players rejoice in their shared victory!
Challenge Rule #6: "Overpopulated!"
This Challenge Rule is for those players looking for the ultimate in crazy fun with lots of destruction. Players have far too many People Tokens to save them all, and so must either crowd near the dangerous shores, or else find safe passage on as many boats as possible. Here is how to play using Challenge Rule #6:
- This Challenge Rule requires 5 or 6 players.
- Do not remove any People Tokens from the game at start. All players play with all their People Tokens. Each player also receives 2 Boat Tokens as per the normal rules.
- Players place all their People Tokens as per normal rules, but since Atlantis is overpopulated, once the island is full players may start placing a second People Token on an already-occupied Land Tile. They may not place a People Token on a Land Tile where there are already two People Tokens. They may also not place a People Token on a Land Tile where they already have a People Token of their own color.
- Play proceeds normally, except that in the event that a Land Tile is sunk with a player's People Token standing on it (or perhaps more than one player’s People Token), those players each receive, in player turn order, an immediate 1 Movement Point to be used only on the People Token that was on the just-sunk Land Tile.
- Any "Play Immediately" tiles that are revealed must be carried out first however, so if for example a Shark appears, it gets to remove the swimmers from the game and the 1 Movement Point is lost.
- The Movement Point does not have to be used, but it may not be saved.
- This special movement mini-round occurs before the current player rolls the Creature Die.
- In the event that a "Play Immediately" tile calls for the placement of a Boat Token, but none are available from the supply (in a 6 player game, the "supply" will be from boats that have been destroyed, for example), the player drawing the tile must select an unoccupied boat from anywhere on the board and place it into the designated space. Any People Tokens on the space fall into the boat as per normal rules.
Have fun with this wild Challenge!