Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Push your luck with up to three dice, hitch a ride atop rival turtles, and circle Mahé to collect the richest clutches of eggs.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Mahé is Alex Randolph’s cheerful push-your-luck race around a tropical island. A turtle may roll one, two, or three dice on its turn, multiplying the total by the number of dice—but any total above seven sends it back to the raft. Landing on another turtle creates a stack, and the turtle on top controls the entire pile on its next move, carrying everyone beneath it toward the beach. Passing the nesting space awards the visible egg card, so players must weigh a safe modest advance against one more roll and a much larger leap. The result is a fast family game full of calculated risks, opportunistic piggybacking, and dramatic reversals for groups of up to seven.
