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Whale Riders

Whale Riders

2021·Reiner Knizia

Videos
22
Creators
19

Mainly reviews. Whale Riders is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.

2 - 6 players
45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

You are a whale rider. For generations, your people have known and lived with the ice whales and together you've bought and traded at the busy ports along the fabled Ice Coast. You are honored to be the latest in your family to sail with the whales - but the ice is thickening and the glaciers are moving. A deep winter is coming, the fiercest for centuries. You decide to ride your mount one final time before the snows come to buy and sell as much as you can...and maybe even collect some precious pearls along the way. Whale Riders is a new design with a classic feel from game designer Reiner Knizia. In 45 minutes of play, 2-6 players race to the end of the Ice Coast and back, buying and selling as many resources as possible to make the money needed to acquire the richest prizes. Will you skip opportunities to gain the greatest treasure, or will you make your money slowly along the way? Each player has two actions per turn, but a lot they want to accomplish. Sail? Buy? Sell? Draw more order cards? All the while, your opponents might be sailing past and beating you to what's on offer down the coast! Once all the precious pearls have been purchased, the game ends and the player with the most pearls wins! Whale Riders has simple and short rules, but offers a lot of interaction and interesting decisions for players. -description from publisher

Whale Riders

Watch first

Learn to play

Whale Riders - Preview8:38

Whale Riders - Preview

Before You Play

Before You Play

Review

Whale Riders Review - with Mike DiLisio21:12

Whale Riders Review - with Mike DiLisio

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Live Playthrough of Whale Riders43:35

Live Playthrough of Whale Riders

So Very Wrong About Games

So Very Wrong About Games

Which Whale Riders video should I watch?

Whale Riders has 22 videos from 19 creators: 12 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 4 unboxings. They date from 2020 to January 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Whale Riders - Preview" by Before You Play, which runs 9 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Whale Riders Review - with Mike DiLisio" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Live Playthrough of Whale Riders" by So Very Wrong About Games, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia.

All videos

Knizia in Five Minutes. Episode 12 Whale Riders.Review7:07

Knizia in Five Minutes. Episode 12 Whale Riders.

Doug Adams

Doug Adams

Whale Riders Board Game | Playthrough (2 Players)Playthrough25:31

Whale Riders Board Game | Playthrough (2 Players)

fenirob

fenirob

Whale Riders Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)Unboxing2:57

Whale Riders Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)

fenirob

fenirob

Whale Riders Board Game | First Impressions (Eggnog Inspired)Review8:02

Whale Riders Board Game | First Impressions (Eggnog Inspired)

fenirob

fenirob

Artic DoorDash Simulator | Whale Riders | Board Game ReviewReview8:18

Artic DoorDash Simulator | Whale Riders | Board Game Review

Take a Chanse

Take a Chanse

Whale Riders Review with Sam HealeyReview19:56

Whale Riders Review with Sam Healey

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

LIVE Play with Sam and Jessie: Whale RidersPlaythrough1:28:01

LIVE Play with Sam and Jessie: Whale Riders

FOBG: Flipside of Board Games

FOBG: Flipside of Board Games

Whale Riders OverviewReview5:05

Whale Riders Overview

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

REVIEW ‘Whale Riders’ Knizia Already OOP Sadly & Hard to GetReview20:40

REVIEW ‘Whale Riders’ Knizia Already OOP Sadly & Hard to Get

Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs

Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs

Whale Riders Review - Reiner Knizia Set Collection & Vincent Dutrait ArtReview12:39

Whale Riders Review - Reiner Knizia Set Collection & Vincent Dutrait Art

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of GameplayUnboxing17:16

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of Gameplay

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Whale Riders | Cómo se juegaHow to play8:57

Whale Riders | Cómo se juega

Not in my Game

Not in my Game

Whale Riders - Preview8:38

Whale Riders - Preview

Before You Play

Before You Play

Whale Riders Board Game - How to Play, a Kickstarter Preview9:26

Whale Riders Board Game - How to Play, a Kickstarter Preview

Meeple University

Meeple University

Whale Riders | Cómo se juega8:57

Whale Riders | Cómo se juega

Not in my Game

Not in my Game

Whale Riders Review - with Mike DiLisio21:12

Whale Riders Review - with Mike DiLisio

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Whale Riders — Fun & Board Games w/ WEM16:36

Whale Riders — Fun & Board Games w/ WEM

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Jeremy Reviews It... - Whale Riders13:30

Jeremy Reviews It... - Whale Riders

Jeremy Reviews It

Jeremy Reviews It

Whale Riders Review - Chairman of the Board13:42

Whale Riders Review - Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Whale Riders Review - Reiner Knizia Set Collection & Vincent Dutrait Art12:39

Whale Riders Review - Reiner Knizia Set Collection & Vincent Dutrait Art

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Whale Riders (Grail Games) / Preview / Regelerklärung + Fazit13:40

Whale Riders (Grail Games) / Preview / Regelerklärung + Fazit

Brettspielhero

Brettspielhero

Knizia in Five Minutes. Episode 12 Whale Riders.7:07

Knizia in Five Minutes. Episode 12 Whale Riders.

Doug Adams

Doug Adams

REVIEW ‘Whale Riders’ Knizia Already OOP Sadly & Hard to Get20:40

REVIEW ‘Whale Riders’ Knizia Already OOP Sadly & Hard to Get

Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs

Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs

Whale Riders Board Game | First Impressions (Eggnog Inspired)8:02

Whale Riders Board Game | First Impressions (Eggnog Inspired)

fenirob

fenirob

Whale Riders Overview5:05

Whale Riders Overview

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Artic DoorDash Simulator | Whale Riders | Board Game Review8:18

Artic DoorDash Simulator | Whale Riders | Board Game Review

Take a Chanse

Take a Chanse

Whale Riders Review with Sam Healey19:56

Whale Riders Review with Sam Healey

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Live Playthrough of Whale Riders43:35

Live Playthrough of Whale Riders

So Very Wrong About Games

So Very Wrong About Games

Whale Riders Board Game | Playthrough (2 Players)25:31

Whale Riders Board Game | Playthrough (2 Players)

fenirob

fenirob

LIVE Play with Sam and Jessie: Whale Riders1:28:01

LIVE Play with Sam and Jessie: Whale Riders

FOBG: Flipside of Board Games

FOBG: Flipside of Board Games

Whale Riders and Whale Riders The Card Game Unboxing3:44

Whale Riders and Whale Riders The Card Game Unboxing

Matthew Strout

Matthew Strout

Whale Riders: Unboxing8:33

Whale Riders: Unboxing

Long Distance Gamers

Long Distance Gamers

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of Gameplay17:16

Board Game Gumbo: Unboxing & Overview of Gameplay

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Whale Riders Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)2:57

Whale Riders Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)

fenirob

fenirob

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fenirob
fenirob
3 videos of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
2 videos of this game
Before You Play
Before You Play
1 video of this game
BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek
1 video of this game
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
1 video of this game
Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs
Bonding With Boardgames & RPGs
1 video of this game
Brettspielhero
Brettspielhero
1 video of this game
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
1 video of this game

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About Whale Riders

From BoardGameGeek:

You are a whale rider. For generations, your people have known and lived with the ice whales and together you've bought and traded at the busy ports along the fabled Ice Coast. You are honored to be the latest in your family to sail with the whales - but the ice is thickening and the glaciers are moving. A deep winter is coming, the fiercest for centuries. You decide to ride your mount one final time before the snows come to buy and sell as much as you can...and maybe even collect some precious pearls along the way. Whale Riders is a new design with a classic feel from game designer Reiner Knizia. In 45 minutes of play, 2-6 players race to the end of the Ice Coast and back, buying and selling as many resources as possible to make the money needed to acquire the richest prizes. Will you skip opportunities to gain the greatest treasure, or will you make your money slowly along the way? Each player has two actions per turn, but a lot they want to accomplish. Sail? Buy? Sell? Draw more order cards? All the while, your opponents might be sailing past and beating you to what's on offer down the coast! Once all the precious pearls have been purchased, the game ends and the player with the most pearls wins! Whale Riders has simple and short rules, but offers a lot of interaction and interesting decisions for players. -description from publisher

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Vincent Dutrait, Piotr Sokołowski

Publisher

Grail Games

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