2025Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, Andy Richdale
- Videos
- 40
- Creators
- 15
1 - 4 players20 - 60 minMedium weight

2026Luke Badger
From BoardGameGeek
In the distant past, intrepid explorers from the western islands of the great ocean venture into the vast unknown. They hope to find new lands for their families, somewhere to call home. But they are not alone. Others are racing to settle the islands they discover, islands scattered all over Moana Nui. In Moana Nui, you and your friends compete for control over a newly-discovered island group. Create the islands as you explore, revealing precious resources along the way. Establish buildings and defend your new community. As you settle new islands, will you develop a peaceful presence or expand to neighbouring shores? Be careful though, for as you compete for control, peace can turn to conflict. Moana Nui is a hexagonal tile-placing game where you explore a newly discovered archipelago in the vast Pacific Ocean (Moana Nui). You and your friends will take turns placing tiles and resolving actions. Explore the archipelago, deploy units and move them to defend your new territory, or mobilise your forces to defeat those who stand in your way. At the end of the game, controlling territory and buildings will score you victory points (VP). The player with the most points wins! -description from the designer
Moana Nui has 4 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 other video. They date from August to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Dad vs Daughter - Gen Con 2025 Special Edition - Badgers From Mars" by Dad vs Daughter, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Moana Nui - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower.
If you like it, try Regicide Legacy, Regicide and Regicide Inferno, also by Luke Badger, or Yucatan, which shares several of its mechanics.
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From BoardGameGeek:
In the distant past, intrepid explorers from the western islands of the great ocean venture into the vast unknown. They hope to find new lands for their families, somewhere to call home. But they are not alone. Others are racing to settle the islands they discover, islands scattered all over Moana Nui. In Moana Nui, you and your friends compete for control over a newly-discovered island group. Create the islands as you explore, revealing precious resources along the way. Establish buildings and defend your new community. As you settle new islands, will you develop a peaceful presence or expand to neighbouring shores? Be careful though, for as you compete for control, peace can turn to conflict. Moana Nui is a hexagonal tile-placing game where you explore a newly discovered archipelago in the vast Pacific Ocean (Moana Nui). You and your friends will take turns placing tiles and resolving actions. Explore the archipelago, deploy units and move them to defend your new territory, or mobilise your forces to defeat those who stand in your way. At the end of the game, controlling territory and buildings will score you victory points (VP). The player with the most points wins! -description from the designer
Designer
Luke Badger
Artists
Isacc Te Kanawa, Andy Shaw
Publisher
Badgers from Mars
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Mechanics