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Aug 6, 2025·Review·19:56·1188·Watch on YouTube

Whale Riders Review with Sam Healey

The Dice Tower

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Watch “Whale Riders Review with Sam Healey,” a board game review for Whale Riders from The Dice Tower on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by The Dice Tower on YouTube:

Sam Healey takes a look at this 4-year-old game from APE Games and Reiner Knizia with artwork by Vincent Dutrait! Players are whale riders buying and selling goods up and down the Ice Coast to score the most pearls by the end of the game. Come check it out! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro and Game Stats 1:10 - Game Explanation 9:06 - Final Thoughts 10:27 - Pros and Cons 18:29 - Rating and Outro Check out Great Tables, Games, & Bags at: https://www.allplay.com Support the Dice Tower on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DiceTower For the best selection of games to inspire fun and meaningful time together, check out BoardGameBliss: https://www.boardgamebliss.com?sca_ref=7335244.G9P3mZoBbnAp1TCe Find Conventions, Merchandise, and Connect With Us: https://linktr.ee/dicetower Dice Tower Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thedicetower As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/37589/tom-vasel #dicetower #thedicetower

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Whale Riders

Whale Riders

2021·Reiner Knizia

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22
Creators
19

Mainly reviews. Whale Riders is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.

2 - 6 players
45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Whale Riders, from BoardGameGeek:

You are a whale rider. For generations, your people have known and lived with the ice whales and together you've bought and traded at the busy ports along the fabled Ice Coast. You are honored to be the latest in your family to sail with the whales - but the ice is thickening and the glaciers are moving. A deep winter is coming, the fiercest for centuries. You decide to ride your mount one final time before the snows come to buy and sell as much as you can...and maybe even collect some precious pearls along the way. Whale Riders is a new design with a classic feel from game designer Reiner Knizia. In 45 minutes of play, 2-6 players race to the end of the Ice Coast and back, buying and selling as many resources as possible to make the money needed to acquire the richest prizes. Will you skip opportunities to gain the greatest treasure, or will you make your money slowly along the way? Each player has two actions per turn, but a lot they want to accomplish. Sail? Buy? Sell? Draw more order cards? All the while, your opponents might be sailing past and beating you to what's on offer down the coast! Once all the precious pearls have been purchased, the game ends and the player with the most pearls wins! Whale Riders has simple and short rules, but offers a lot of interaction and interesting decisions for players. -description from publisher

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Vincent Dutrait, Piotr Sokołowski

Publisher

Grail Games

Categories

AnimalsTransportation

Mechanics

ContractsHand Management
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