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Rules assistance for Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 5–6 players
- 20 min
- 6+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion
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Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion is an expansion for Hold Your Breath! released in 2015 for 5–6 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Push Your Luck.
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About the game
In Hold Your Breath!, the game is played in two rounds. In the first round each player may dive deeper, providing they have the "Swim" and "Air" cards to do so. Players press their luck each turn since it is the pirate who dives the deepest in round one AND resurfaces in round two who is the winner. Players can play "Panic", "Shark" and other nasty cards on the other players, slowing their progress. In the second round each player struggles to reach the surface before they run out of air and therefore decide to take a rest (aka LOSE). Most of the pirates may not make it back to the surface, but the one who makes it back alive AND dove the deepest is the winner. This expansion allows for up to two additional players to take a dive and press their luck.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Mayday Games
Questions and answers
Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion supports 5–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion for ages 6 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Children's Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Push Your Luck. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Hold Your Breath! 5-6 Player Expansion as an expansion for Hold Your Breath!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hold Your Breath! to use it. Check that your edition of Hold Your Breath! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.