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Kilauea

Kilauea

2025·David Bernal, Ferran Renalias

Videos
7
Creators
7

Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Kilauea is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
40 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

In KILAUEA you will represent a Mo'o, the lizard-like spirits of Hawaiian folklore, and you will build Tiki columns to worship Pele, the goddess of volcanoes. Kilauea, by David Bernal and Ferran Renalias, is a game with very simple rules, but with a scoring system that forces players to always be aware of how the number of Tikis of each color changes in each volcano area, and to manage wisely where and which ones to place in their personal island. During your turn, you will be cutting down in the forests or building Tikis, either in the volcano area or on your own Island. When the first and third forests are emptied, each volcano area will be scored by multiplying the value of each color by those you have in the corresponding area of your personal Island. But be careful! The score of each color will be in constant evolution during the game and your opponents will try to maximize their score by taking yours! The mechanics are very simple: we will move around the volcano on the same island with a rondel mechanic and, once we have reached our destination, we will be able to do one of three possible actions: - Cutting down Tikis in the Forest - Build Tiki in the Volcano - Build Tiki on our Island. At the moment the first and third forest is completely cut down, you score each area of the volcano, scoring 1 VP for each piece of the highest tiki column and 3 VPs for each piece of the rest of the columns. These points will be multiplied by the number of tikis of the corresponding color in each area of your Personal Island. In the final scoring some extra points may be scored. -description from publisher

Kilauea

Watch first

Learn to play

Kilauea | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!7:21

Kilauea | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!

kovray

kovray

Review

Kilauea - First Play Review15:40

Kilauea - First Play Review

Getting Games

Getting Games

Watch it played

Kilauea - 2 Player Playthrough41:07

Kilauea - 2 Player Playthrough

Board Gaming Ramblings

Board Gaming Ramblings

Which Kilauea video should I watch?

Kilauea has 7 videos from 7 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to July 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Kilauea | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!" by kovray, which runs 7 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Kilauea - First Play Review" by Getting Games. To see it played, watch "Kilauea - 2 Player Playthrough" by Board Gaming Ramblings, one of 2 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Lacrimosa, On the Origin of Species and The Battle of Versailles, also by Ferran Renalias, or Salton Sea, also by David Bernal.

All videos

Kilauea - First Play ReviewReview15:40

Kilauea - First Play Review

Getting Games

Getting Games

Kilauea Review: Quick Take with Tom VaselReview2:58

Kilauea Review: Quick Take with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Kilauea | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!How to play7:21

Kilauea | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!

kovray

kovray

Kilauea - 2 Player PlaythroughPlaythrough41:07

Kilauea - 2 Player Playthrough

Board Gaming Ramblings

Board Gaming Ramblings

Lets play KILAUEA Board Game CultPlaythrough1:29:53

Lets play KILAUEA Board Game Cult

Cult of the Meeple: The Ancient Ruins

Cult of the Meeple: The Ancient Ruins

Ludomanía: Unboxing de KilaueaUnboxing1:55

Ludomanía: Unboxing de Kilauea

Ludomanía

Ludomanía

Kilauea - How to playHow to play5:31

Kilauea - How to play

Orimonk Studio

Orimonk Studio

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Board Gaming Ramblings
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Cult of the Meeple: The Ancient Ruins
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Getting Games
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kovray
kovray
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About Kilauea

From BoardGameGeek:

In KILAUEA you will represent a Mo'o, the lizard-like spirits of Hawaiian folklore, and you will build Tiki columns to worship Pele, the goddess of volcanoes. Kilauea, by David Bernal and Ferran Renalias, is a game with very simple rules, but with a scoring system that forces players to always be aware of how the number of Tikis of each color changes in each volcano area, and to manage wisely where and which ones to place in their personal island. During your turn, you will be cutting down in the forests or building Tikis, either in the volcano area or on your own Island. When the first and third forests are emptied, each volcano area will be scored by multiplying the value of each color by those you have in the corresponding area of your personal Island. But be careful! The score of each color will be in constant evolution during the game and your opponents will try to maximize their score by taking yours! The mechanics are very simple: we will move around the volcano on the same island with a rondel mechanic and, once we have reached our destination, we will be able to do one of three possible actions: - Cutting down Tikis in the Forest - Build Tiki in the Volcano - Build Tiki on our Island. At the moment the first and third forest is completely cut down, you score each area of the volcano, scoring 1 VP for each piece of the highest tiki column and 3 VPs for each piece of the rest of the columns. These points will be multiplied by the number of tikis of the corresponding color in each area of your Personal Island. In the final scoring some extra points may be scored. -description from publisher

Designers

David Bernal, Ferran Renalias

Artist

Eduardo García Gregorio

Publisher

Combo Games (II)

Categories

Abstract StrategyMythology

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceRondel
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