2026Matthew Kambic
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 5
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 4 players20 - 35 min
License to Krill
2025Matthew Kambic
- Videos
- 13
- Creators
- 11
Mostly reviews. License to Krill is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
2 - 5 players
15 - 40 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Krill are like Shrimp, but are even more interesting! Play as Krill collecting cards to score the most points. However, the whale (Plush game case) swims around hot potato style with a hungry appetite. The whale targets players and occasionally eats them (the cards not the players)! On your turn draft one card from the Ocean Market. Cards have simple set collection scoring or actions. The card that you draft also determines what the whale will do next! Do you choose the best scoring card but risk a whale encounter? Or do you target the player in the lead while settling for a less valuable card? While the game lets you target other players it does not feel like "take that". If the whale eats one of your cards you get some Kelp as compensation. The most Kelp scores big as well! Example cards include Shellfish, Krilling Spree, and Dressed to Krill. Players always end their turn by flipping a whale card. These include common "whale stuff" like logging (sleeping), swimming around, and eating a target player's cards. The game ends when the last Krilling Time card is revealed located in the bottom 5 cards. -description from designer
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Which License to Krill video should I watch?
License to Krill has 13 videos from 11 creators: 9 reviews, 3 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to March 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "License to Krill - Preview & How to Play" by Let's Table It. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Bower Plays License To Krill" by Bower's Game Corner, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try INKtentions, also by Matthew Kambic, or Doomlings, Fantasy Realms and Guillotine, which share several of its mechanics.
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Creators who cover this
Adam the Fanatic
2 videos of this game
Let's Table It
2 videos of this game
Board Again Games
1 video of this game
Bower's Game Corner
1 video of this game
Jamie, Tabletoptiktok
1 video of this game
Love 2 Hate
1 video of this game
Merry Married Meeples
1 video of this game
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About License to Krill
From BoardGameGeek:
Krill are like Shrimp, but are even more interesting! Play as Krill collecting cards to score the most points. However, the whale (Plush game case) swims around hot potato style with a hungry appetite. The whale targets players and occasionally eats them (the cards not the players)! On your turn draft one card from the Ocean Market. Cards have simple set collection scoring or actions. The card that you draft also determines what the whale will do next! Do you choose the best scoring card but risk a whale encounter? Or do you target the player in the lead while settling for a less valuable card? While the game lets you target other players it does not feel like "take that". If the whale eats one of your cards you get some Kelp as compensation. The most Kelp scores big as well! Example cards include Shellfish, Krilling Spree, and Dressed to Krill. Players always end their turn by flipping a whale card. These include common "whale stuff" like logging (sleeping), swimming around, and eating a target player's cards. The game ends when the last Krilling Time card is revealed located in the bottom 5 cards. -description from designer
Designer
Matthew Kambic
Artist
Dit Kaweekijrapee
Publisher
MaKa Games, LLC