Deep Blue

Deep Blue

Family Game
2-5 Players
About 45 Minutes
Grade 3 and Up
Game Schooler Recommendation

Deep Blue is a risk-taking push-your-luck adventure that is fun for the whole family. This beautifully produced game lets young gamers compete as they traverse the oceans, assemble a crew, and dive for treasure. Although luck is involved and you are affected by your opponents’ decisions, we still think Deep Blue is a solid game your whole family will enjoy.

Game Overview

Deep Blue is a press-your-luck and engine-building, family game in which players dive for wealth and may join and benefit from other player's diving fortunes. In this game, players have to collect the right crew of divers, sailors, and archeologists, race to wreck sites to claim the best spots to dive from, and scout the seas to discover new wrecks. Players have to take risks if they want to be the most wealthy diver!

Skills
  • Competition Competition
    Develops healthy competitive habits as two or more parties compete for a goal that cannot be shared.
  • Risk Management Risk Management
    Students must identify, evaluate, and prioritize options to reduce the impact of unfortunate events or risks.
  • Tactical Thinking Tactical Thinking
    Challenges students to make decisions based on currently available information.
  • Resilience Resilience
    Teaches students how to quickly recover from and cope with difficulties.
  • Resource Management Resource Management
    Boosts a student’s capacity to efficiently and effectively oversee available assets.
  • Time Management Time Management
    Improves a student’s ability to organize and plan how long they spend on specific activities.
Game Details
  • Type: Board Game
  • Category: Family Game
  • Designer(s): Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen
  • Published: 2019
  • Game Length: About 45 Minutes
  • Players: 2-5 Players
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