
2019Nicolas Normandon
Mainly how-to-play. Bahamas is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
The holdup was perfect... A sound plan! Millions in a bag, fleeing by plane, yes, really, a sound one. Everyone begins to relax, but suddenly the engine sputters! Then the plane begins to fall... Yes, the holdup was perfect and they had anticipated everything - everything but enough parachutes to go around... Play your role amongst ten characters in Bahamas and steal, lie, threaten, do everything you can to get the biggest part of the loot and land safely! In more detail, each player receives a character sheet at random (each with a different special power), along with one starting card, one action card, and two cash cards. Among these starting cards are 2-5 parachutes (depending on the number of players), and you'll want one of these to survive at game's end! Use a number of dice equal to the player count minus one. Choose a starting player at random. This player rolls all the dice, uses one of them (drawing an action or cash card, stealing an action or cash card from an opponent, or using their special power), then they choose the next player who will take a turn. Once all the dice have been used, whoever didn't get to use a die becomes the starting player for the next round. A "Crash" card is shuffled into the bottom four cards of the action deck, and when it's drawn, everyone without a parachute - or the lifeboat hiding in the action deck - plunges to their death. Whichever surviving character has the most money wins! Alternatively, if one player collects the three different FBI cards prior to the crash, this player manages to land the plane safely, bust everyone else, and win!
Bahamas has 15 videos from 15 creators: 3 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 3 other videos. They date from 2019 to June 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Bahamas — The Rules" by Games Across The Board, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Bahamas - Our Thoughts (Board Game)" by Never Bored Gaming. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Bahamas: Les règles et la partie de Bahamas à 6 joueurs, jeu édité par Matagot. #jds #jeux #plateau" by Le Big Bang Ludique.
If you like it, try City of Horror, also by Nicolas Normandon, or Hot Streak, Australis and It's a Wonderful Kingdom, which share several of its mechanics.
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1 - 2 players45 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The holdup was perfect... A sound plan! Millions in a bag, fleeing by plane, yes, really, a sound one. Everyone begins to relax, but suddenly the engine sputters! Then the plane begins to fall... Yes, the holdup was perfect and they had anticipated everything - everything but enough parachutes to go around... Play your role amongst ten characters in Bahamas and steal, lie, threaten, do everything you can to get the biggest part of the loot and land safely! In more detail, each player receives a character sheet at random (each with a different special power), along with one starting card, one action card, and two cash cards. Among these starting cards are 2-5 parachutes (depending on the number of players), and you'll want one of these to survive at game's end! Use a number of dice equal to the player count minus one. Choose a starting player at random. This player rolls all the dice, uses one of them (drawing an action or cash card, stealing an action or cash card from an opponent, or using their special power), then they choose the next player who will take a turn. Once all the dice have been used, whoever didn't get to use a die becomes the starting player for the next round. A "Crash" card is shuffled into the bottom four cards of the action deck, and when it's drawn, everyone without a parachute - or the lifeboat hiding in the action deck - plunges to their death. Whichever surviving character has the most money wins! Alternatively, if one player collects the three different FBI cards prior to the crash, this player manages to land the plane safely, bust everyone else, and win!
Designer
Nicolas Normandon
Artist
Pierô
Publisher
Matagot
Mechanics