Roll to the South Pole
BGG rank
BGG #17,252
BGG rating
6.0

Roll to the South Pole

2012

Rules assistance for Roll to the South Pole

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

  • 2–5 players
  • 45 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.7/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Roll to the South Pole

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

Roll to the South Pole is a board game released in 2012 for 2–5 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Kristian Amundsen Østby, Eilif Svensson, and Emil Amundsen and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

Game description from the publisher: The year is 1911. The earth holds only one unexplored place for man: the coldest place on earth. You are one of the five legendary arctic explorers racing to be the first to set foot on the South Pole. By considering the terrain ahead in Roll to the South Pole, players must choose an optimal route and use their dice to take them farther into no-man's land. Will you know when to rest and when to keep pushing your luck? Will your route go straight south or through one of the depots? Can you properly manage your resources, or will you run short at the wrong time? The race of high risks and careful planning is about to begin. Will you be the first player to the South Pole? Reimplements: Amundsen: Kappløpet til Sydpolen (According to the designer, the games share theme and graphics, but differ in game play, with Amundsen being a light game and Roll to the South Pole being a more strategic affair.)

Questions and answers

Roll to the South Pole supports 2–5 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.