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Manatee Sanctuary

Manatee Sanctuary

2025·Grayden Baker

Videos
15
Creators
11

Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Manatee Sanctuary is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 - 6 players
30 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Hungry Manatees, Playful Manatees, Common Manatees, attract them all to your ever growing habitat to create the best Manatee Sanctuary and win the game! Manatee Sanctuary is a family weight game in which players will draft cards using an "I split you choose" method over the course of 3 rounds. Once the draft is complete players will decide whether to use their cards for their top action, thereby attracting manatees and producing food, or grow their sanctuary by tucking the top portion of the card under their ever expanding board creating more room for manatees and increasing their food production. There are many different types of manatees in the sea each with their own effects and after each player has finished using their cards everyone must feed all their hungry manatees! Once all manatees have been fed players will score points based on the number of manatees they have, their type, and the round they are in. At the end of 3 rounds whoever has the most points wins! Manatee Sanctuary comes with multiple modules and play option for family's and hobby board gamers alike! -description from the publisher

Manatee Sanctuary

Watch first

Learn to play

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition8:35

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition

Board to Learn

Board to Learn

Review

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices16:48

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay37:17

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Which Manatee Sanctuary video should I watch?

Manatee Sanctuary has 15 videos from 11 creators: 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to August 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition" by Board to Learn, which runs 9 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices" by The Dice Tower. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Potions of Azerland, also by Grayden Baker, or Codex Naturalis, Blazon and AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Manatee Sanctuary | Can We Build A Better Sea Garden?Playthrough33:56

Manatee Sanctuary | Can We Build A Better Sea Garden?

One Last Hand

One Last Hand

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough ChoicesReview16:48

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Our FLIP'n Thoughts: Manatee Sanctuary15:55

Our FLIP'n Thoughts: Manatee Sanctuary

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Manatee Sanctuary Solo GameplayPlaythrough37:17

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Manatee Sanctuary - #unboxingUnboxing2:35

Manatee Sanctuary - #unboxing

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Manatee Sanctuary - 2 Player How to PlayHow to play13:23

Manatee Sanctuary - 2 Player How to Play

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Play - Sanctuary for One PleasePlaythrough19:06

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Play - Sanctuary for One Please

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Manatee Sanctuary: How to Set Up and PlayHow to play17:51

Manatee Sanctuary: How to Set Up and Play

Board Gaming with Konakat

Board Gaming with Konakat

Unboxing Manatee SanctuaryUnboxing5:44

Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary

Board Gaming with Konakat

Board Gaming with Konakat

Jake & Cierra React | Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary Mermaid EditionUnboxing11:20

Jake & Cierra React | Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary Mermaid Edition

Gaming With The Powers

Gaming With The Powers

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow EditionHow to play8:35

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition

Board to Learn

Board to Learn

Manatee Sanctuary Review - A Lot More Thinky Than It Looks!Review13:01

Manatee Sanctuary Review - A Lot More Thinky Than It Looks!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition8:35

How To Play Manatee Sanctuary: Seacow Edition

Board to Learn

Board to Learn

Manatee Sanctuary: How to Set Up and Play17:51

Manatee Sanctuary: How to Set Up and Play

Board Gaming with Konakat

Board Gaming with Konakat

Manatee Sanctuary - 2 Player How to Play13:23

Manatee Sanctuary - 2 Player How to Play

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

How to Play Manatee Sanctuary7:39

How to Play Manatee Sanctuary

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices16:48

Manatee Santuary Review: Calm Waters, Tough Choices

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Manatee Sanctuary Review - A Lot More Thinky Than It Looks!13:01

Manatee Sanctuary Review - A Lot More Thinky Than It Looks!

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Manatee Sanctuary Kickstarter Review & Overview11:56

Manatee Sanctuary Kickstarter Review & Overview

Better Half Reviews

Better Half Reviews

Manatee Sanctuary - A Non-Gamer's Preview Of This 'I Split You Choose' Tile Laying Game19:08

Manatee Sanctuary - A Non-Gamer's Preview Of This 'I Split You Choose' Tile Laying Game

Love 2 Hate

Love 2 Hate

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay37:17

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Gameplay

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Gettin' Jiggly Board Games

Manatee Sanctuary | Can We Build A Better Sea Garden?33:56

Manatee Sanctuary | Can We Build A Better Sea Garden?

One Last Hand

One Last Hand

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Play - Sanctuary for One Please19:06

Manatee Sanctuary Solo Play - Sanctuary for One Please

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Manatee Sanctuary - #unboxing2:35

Manatee Sanctuary - #unboxing

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary5:44

Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary

Board Gaming with Konakat

Board Gaming with Konakat

Jake & Cierra React | Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary Mermaid Edition11:20

Jake & Cierra React | Unboxing Manatee Sanctuary Mermaid Edition

Gaming With The Powers

Gaming With The Powers

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Creators who cover this

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Merry Married Meeples
Merry Married Meeples
3 videos of this game
Board Gaming with Konakat
Board Gaming with Konakat
2 videos of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
2 videos of this game
Better Half Reviews
Better Half Reviews
1 video of this game
BoardGameCo
BoardGameCo
1 video of this game
Board to Learn
Board to Learn
1 video of this game
Gaming With The Powers
Gaming With The Powers
1 video of this game
Gettin' Jiggly Board Games
Gettin' Jiggly Board Games
1 video of this game

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About Manatee Sanctuary

From BoardGameGeek:

Hungry Manatees, Playful Manatees, Common Manatees, attract them all to your ever growing habitat to create the best Manatee Sanctuary and win the game! Manatee Sanctuary is a family weight game in which players will draft cards using an "I split you choose" method over the course of 3 rounds. Once the draft is complete players will decide whether to use their cards for their top action, thereby attracting manatees and producing food, or grow their sanctuary by tucking the top portion of the card under their ever expanding board creating more room for manatees and increasing their food production. There are many different types of manatees in the sea each with their own effects and after each player has finished using their cards everyone must feed all their hungry manatees! Once all manatees have been fed players will score points based on the number of manatees they have, their type, and the round they are in. At the end of 3 rounds whoever has the most points wins! Manatee Sanctuary comes with multiple modules and play option for family's and hobby board gamers alike! -description from the publisher

Designer

Grayden Baker

Artist

Andrew Bosley

Publisher

Warped Reality Games

Categories

AnimalsCard GameEnvironmentalTerritory Building

Mechanics

End Game BonusesHand ManagementDraftingPattern Building
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