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Rules assistance for Octopus' Garden: Shark
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Octopus' Garden: Shark
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Octopus' Garden: Shark is an expansion for Octopus' Garden released in 2012 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Roberta Taylor and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Tile Placement.
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About the game
A promotional expansion for Octopus' Garden. Beauty Score --. Add 1 Shark tile to the pool for each player. The Shark may not be purchased. Instead, when a Shark tile is put into the Marketplace, the Shark prevents players from purchasing its row and column and remains in the Marketplace for one whole round. Players may each add a Pearl to the Shark tile to track how long it has been in the Marketplace. There may never be more than one Shark tile in the Marketplace at a time- if a second Shark is drawn, the first is discarded and replaced with a random tile and the new Shark remains for a whole new round.
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- Valley Games, Inc.
Questions and answers
Octopus' Garden: Shark supports 2–4 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 Octopus' Garden: Shark is 30 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 Octopus' Garden: Shark for ages 12 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.
Octopus' Garden: Shark belongs to these categories: Animals and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Tile Placement. 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 credited designers of Octopus' Garden: Shark are: Roberta Taylor. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Octopus' Garden: Shark as an expansion for Octopus' Garden. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Octopus' Garden to use it. Check that your edition of Octopus' Garden is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.