2014Jun Sasaki, Goro Sasaki
- Videos
- 58
- Creators
- 53
2 - 6 players30 minLight weight

2023ましう (Mashiu), Jun Sasaki
Mainly how-to-play. Rafter Five is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews and 4 how-to-play guides.
From BoardGameGeek
In Rafter Five, you and your fellow players want to build as large a raft as possible - but you want to end up being the only one who can board it. To start, stack the box top and bottom to create a base, then place the five wooden rafter pieces on the starting card on top of the base. On a turn, lift a rafter, place a raft card on the playing area, replace the rafter, then place one of your treasure chests somewhere on the raft...ideally in a precarious position because if someone else knocks off this chest, they must keep it in their hold. If a player collects five treasure chests owned by other players in their hold, they're out of the game! (You can knock off your own chests without penalty, but you're making the game easier for everyone else.)
Rafter Five has 7 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews and 4 how-to-play guides. They date from 2023 to December 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Rafter Five PV (EN)" by OinkGames, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "DroPolter & Rafter Five Reviews - Chairman of the Board" by Chairman of the Board. 3 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Deep Sea Adventure, A Fake Artist Goes to New York, Maskmen and Moon Adventure, also by Jun Sasaki.
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From BoardGameGeek:
In Rafter Five, you and your fellow players want to build as large a raft as possible - but you want to end up being the only one who can board it. To start, stack the box top and bottom to create a base, then place the five wooden rafter pieces on the starting card on top of the base. On a turn, lift a rafter, place a raft card on the playing area, replace the rafter, then place one of your treasure chests somewhere on the raft...ideally in a precarious position because if someone else knocks off this chest, they must keep it in their hold. If a player collects five treasure chests owned by other players in their hold, they're out of the game! (You can knock off your own chests without penalty, but you're making the game easier for everyone else.)
Designers
ましう (Mashiu), Jun Sasaki
Artists
ましう (Mashiu), Jun Sasaki
Publisher
Oink Games
Mechanics