2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
- Videos
- 34
- Creators
- 20
1 - 5 players20 - 40 minLight weight

2025Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
Mainly reviews. Adventurous is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, and 3 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
Shrouded in myth and untold dangers, the vast ocean calls to those brave enough to explore its secrets. What marvels lie beyond the horizon? In Adventurous, players sail across the mysterious ocean in this cooperative tile-laying game. Extend your route with path cards or discover a marvel by meeting its requirements. Take in the fantastical sights without facing too many encounters to safely complete your wondrous journey! Each turn, the active player may draw two path cards, placing them in such a way that they extend the dotted line showing your ship's journey. They may instead place one of two available marvels to cover up the specific set of required encounter icons shown on the marvel, adhering to any additional placement restrictions on the marvel. When no further cards may be placed, the game ends. Count up the number of encounter icons of each type still visible: if they exceed the threshold for that type, you immediately lose. Otherwise, score your journey. Points are earned for each path segment, non-whirlpool icons, and whether all marvels were placed. Points are lost for unplaced marvels and visible whirlpools. Compare the final score to the included chart to determine the fate of your epic voyage! For an additional challenge, you may use the journey effects found on the back of the ship card, adding complications that change throughout the game depending on the current active marvel. Overcome these odds and guide your ship to safety to prove yourselves masters of the sea!
Adventurous has 14 videos from 13 creators: 8 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides and 3 playthroughs. They date from February to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Adventurous" by Steph Hodge, which runs 29 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Adventurous" by Tabletop Gaming Guild runs 11 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Adventurous | Solo PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/Tutorial, yup!)" by Tabletop Tokki. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Playing an 18 card Greek Epic | Adventurous Preview & Solo Playthrough" by Board Game Apprentice, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Águeda: City of Umbrellas, ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer, Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy and Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game, also by Dustin Dobson.
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2024Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 5 players20 - 40 minLight weight
2021Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 players15 minLight weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
1 - 2 players30 minMedium weight
2022Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
2 players20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Shrouded in myth and untold dangers, the vast ocean calls to those brave enough to explore its secrets. What marvels lie beyond the horizon? In Adventurous, players sail across the mysterious ocean in this cooperative tile-laying game. Extend your route with path cards or discover a marvel by meeting its requirements. Take in the fantastical sights without facing too many encounters to safely complete your wondrous journey! Each turn, the active player may draw two path cards, placing them in such a way that they extend the dotted line showing your ship's journey. They may instead place one of two available marvels to cover up the specific set of required encounter icons shown on the marvel, adhering to any additional placement restrictions on the marvel. When no further cards may be placed, the game ends. Count up the number of encounter icons of each type still visible: if they exceed the threshold for that type, you immediately lose. Otherwise, score your journey. Points are earned for each path segment, non-whirlpool icons, and whether all marvels were placed. Points are lost for unplaced marvels and visible whirlpools. Compare the final score to the included chart to determine the fate of your epic voyage! For an additional challenge, you may use the journey effects found on the back of the ship card, adding complications that change throughout the game depending on the current active marvel. Overcome these odds and guide your ship to safety to prove yourselves masters of the sea!
Designers
Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic
Artist
Fachri Maulana
Publisher
Button Shy
Mechanics