Ocean
BGG rank
BGG #24,484
BGG rating
6.1

Ocean

1998

Rules assistance for Ocean

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 90 min
  • 10+

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Ocean

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Ocean is a board game released in 1998 for 2–6 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Corné van Moorsel and its main mechanics are Set Collection.

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About the game

In Ocean, players pilot fishing boats through a world reminiscent of the old "Wa-Tor" population dynamics simulation from A. K. Dewdney's Computer Recreations column in Scientific American. There are three different kinds of breeding fish (represented by shells) that the players are trying to catch. There are also sharks, a wave, and viruses that move around the board according to fixed rules in order to wreak havoc with your plans. The game was originally published as Visjes in 1998. Ocean is the 1999 re-release.

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Publishers

  • Cwali

Questions and answers

Ocean supports 2–6 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.