Message in a Bottle
2024Urtis Šulinskas
2 - 6 players
10 - 15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
In Message in a Bottle, a bottle with a letter inside was washed ashore by a giant wave. Challenge yourselves to decrypt its mysterious message! Shake the bottle with the dice inside. The first to name a (correct) word with all the letters the dice are showing wins a token. The player with the most tokens wins the game!
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Which Message in a Bottle video should I watch?
Message in a Bottle has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from March to October 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "3 letters in glass*--a lot of fun!" by Game Kastle College Park, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "All the Games with Steph: Message in a Bottle - Overview" by Steph Hodge. To see it played, watch "Message in a Bottle with @BurntOutTeachers" by Gabriel Lowder.
If you like it, try Planet, A Carnivore Did It!, Captain Obvious and Hedgehog Roll, also by Urtis Šulinskas.
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About Message in a Bottle
From BoardGameGeek:
In Message in a Bottle, a bottle with a letter inside was washed ashore by a giant wave. Challenge yourselves to decrypt its mysterious message! Shake the bottle with the dice inside. The first to name a (correct) word with all the letters the dice are showing wins a token. The player with the most tokens wins the game!
Designer
Urtis Šulinskas
Artist
Natalya Efremova
Publisher
Red Cat Games
Categories
Mechanics
Dice RollingReal-Time