Kelp: Shark vs Octopus
One player camouflages as an octopus, the other hunts as a shark, and only one predator wins.
Who it's for
Two-player households and animal lovers who want an asymmetric duel where each side truly plays differently.
Not for you if…
You need more than two players at the table, because this one is built strictly for a duel.
Vibe's take
asymmetric, tense, sneaky, tactical, atmospheric
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About this game
Kelp drops two very different predators into a South African kelp forest and asks them to hunt each other using completely different toolkits. Play the Octopus and you are a deck-builder, sneaking through hidden and revealed blocks, bluffing your way past a hunter who can smell blood in the water. Play the Shark and you are drawing from a growing dice bag, patrolling territory and mitigating bad rolls with special abilities as you close in. Both paths mirror how these animals actually survive, so the asymmetry feels earned rather than gimmicky. Tense, quiet, and genuinely different depending on which predator you pick.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
40–60 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
2.5 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.6/10
Rank #1,038
3.5k ratings
Published
2024
Language
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