2010Steve Jackson (I)
- Videos
- 51
- Creators
- 13
2 - 99 players10 - 20 minLight weight

2024
From BoardGameGeek
Perilous Pond is a game about rolling dice and trying to make the best out of the final result. Doing this is a bit of a spatial puzzle, moving your frog into a position with lots of options for future turns while still keeping safe from the pike. The game is suitable for everyone, a simple and fun mechanic kids easily master and a depth of strategy that gives the game another dimension. The pond is not a static playing field. As you and your opponents move your frogs around, chasing fireflies, the pond will change. As a frog hops across the pond the lily pads, they will first be submerged and if pushed off of once more sink completely. This makes the pond harder and harder to navigate as the game progresses.
Perilous Pond has 3 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from April to June 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Perilous Pond Preview" by Tabletop Gaming Guild, which runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Perilous Pond - Kickstarter Preview" by Game Court.
If you like it, try Zombie Dice, Dice Throne, Rumble Nation or Doom Machine, which share several of its mechanics.
2010Steve Jackson (I)
2 - 99 players10 - 20 minLight weight
2018Nate Chatellier, Aaron Hein, Manny Trembley
2 - 6 players20 - 40 minMedium weight
2017Yogi Shinichi (与儀新一)
2 - 4 players20 - 40 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Perilous Pond is a game about rolling dice and trying to make the best out of the final result. Doing this is a bit of a spatial puzzle, moving your frog into a position with lots of options for future turns while still keeping safe from the pike. The game is suitable for everyone, a simple and fun mechanic kids easily master and a depth of strategy that gives the game another dimension. The pond is not a static playing field. As you and your opponents move your frogs around, chasing fireflies, the pond will change. As a frog hops across the pond the lily pads, they will first be submerged and if pushed off of once more sink completely. This makes the pond harder and harder to navigate as the game progresses.
Artist
Emily Ryan
Publisher
Frozen Maze Games
Mechanics