Atlantis – an out to sea Candyland?

Atlantis is a light family board game to play that has been fun for our family. It’s easy to learn, simple to play, fairly quick to set up, involves a bunch of luck and doesn’t take too long.

When you think of Atlantis, you immediately think of a legendary fantasy world that’s full of mystery. But when we first played Atlantis, it felt more like Candyland.

Why? Because you move your piece along a path based on the color of card you play.

Yes, there are a few more similarities but there are even more differences. For example: In the board game Atlantis you have 3 pieces to get through the path, you remove parts of the path as you go, and you have to pay points to get across gaps in the path.

Check out the video and see how much alike you think it is to Candyland.

But from a family perspective, is it fun to play?

Yes – we’ve had fun playing Atlantis. But I have to admit that it can get a bit discouraging half-way through the game for a littler child when he/she realizes they are behind and have many gaps to cross (costing points) and therefore don’t have a realistic chance of winning. But then again – Candyland gets pretty discouraging too when you’re almost to the end and draw a card that sends you all the way back to Plumpy.

Thanks to Boardgame Revolution for a review copy of Atlantis.