Overview

Kraken Attack! is a cooperative game where players work as a pirate crew to defend their ship from the Kraken Tootone and its tentacles. Roll dice to advance tentacles toward the ship, then play action cards to push them back. Place 3 Kraken attack tokens on the Kraken to win. If the Kraken smashes 4 holes in the ship, everyone loses.

Components

• 1 Ship board
• 1 Kraken tracking board
• 1 Kraken figurine
• 8 Tentacle figurines (4 purple, 4 red)
• 40 Action cards (10 per pirate)
• 4 Player Aid cards
• 6 Kraken dice (3 purple, 3 red)
• 4 Pirate pawns
• 8 Ship’s Rails
• 4 Hole tokens
• 3 Kraken Attack tokens
• 4 Whirlpool tokens (experienced variant)

Setup

1. Place Ship board in the center.
2. Place 8 Ship’s Rails around the Ship edges.
3. Place 8 Tentacles in the ocean in designated positions (separate by color).
4. Place 4 Hole tokens face-down in the middle of the Ship.
5. Place Kraken tracking board beside the Ship; place 4 Kraken dice on indicated spaces; place Kraken figurine on starting spot. Keep 2 remaining dice available.
6. Place 3 Kraken Attack tokens at the end of the Kraken tracking board.
7. Each player chooses a Pirate, places pawn on a Boat area.
8. Each player takes their 10 Action cards and a Player Aid card (side “1/2” face up).
9. Shuffle your 10 cards: place 2 face-up, 8 face-down as draw pile.

Turn Structure

Each turn has 2 phases:

Phase 1: Move the Tentacles

Roll all available dice (2 at start; more are added as the Kraken advances on its track).

• Red dice move red Tentacles; purple dice move purple Tentacles.
• Each die symbol matches a Bubble space on the Ship board, indicating which Tentacle to move one space toward the Ship.
• Same Tentacle can move multiple spaces if its symbol appears on multiple dice of its color.
• Blank face: No movement.
• Eye of the Kraken: Move ALL Tentacles of that die’s color one space toward the Ship.

If a Tentacle in the Saber zone (closest to ship) is activated:

• Rail present: Tentacle destroys the rail; Tentacle returns to its Bubble space.
• No rail: A Hole token is placed face-up on the Boat area; Tentacle returns to its Bubble space.

Phase 2: Play an Action Card

Choose one of your 2 face-up Action cards. Perform any or all actions on it in any order. Then place it at the bottom of your draw pile and draw a new card (always have 2 face-up).

Actions

Symbol	Action	Effect
Move	Move	Move Pirate to an adjacent Boat area (not diagonally)
Cannon	Fire a Cannon	Push a Tentacle in the Cannon zone (far) of your row back to its Bubble space
Pistol	Fire your Pistol	Push a Tentacle in the Pistol zone (middle) of your row back to its Bubble space
Saber	Attack with Saber	Push a Tentacle in the Saber zone (close) of your row back to its Bubble space
Repair	Repair the Ship	Rebuild a destroyed Ship’s Rail on your Boat area (cannot repair Holes)
Wild	WILD	Perform any of the above actions

Your Pirate must be on the correct side of the ship and covering the same row as the Tentacle to push it back.

Pirate Special Abilities

• Astrid: Perform one action on her card twice (except Funny Face).
• Billy: When pushing a Tentacle/Kraken with Cannon, also pushes all other Tentacles in the Cannon zone on the same side.
• Samuel: Can ignore Eye of the Kraken symbols when rolling dice.
• Elena: Pistol action can target any Tentacle/Kraken in any Pistol zone regardless of her position.

Funny Face (Special)

If your Action card has a Funny Face, after completing actions, advance the Kraken one spot on its track. When it reaches a die spot, add that die to the available dice permanently. When the Kraken reaches the final spot, the next Funny Face places it on the Ship board (replaces a Tentacle of your choice).

The Kraken on the Ship Board

The Kraken takes on the replaced Tentacle’s color and Bubble symbol. It moves like a Tentacle. If pushed back, place a Kraken Attack token on it. Flip Player Aid to “2/2” side.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

• Win: Place the 3rd Kraken Attack token on the Kraken figurine (push it back 3 times). Immediate victory.
• Lose: The 4th Hole token is placed on the Ship. Immediate defeat.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Multiple Hole tokens can be on the same Boat area.
• Any number of Pirates can be in the same Boat area.
• A Boat area covers 2 rows of Bubbles simultaneously.
• Holes cannot be repaired; only Ship’s Rails can be rebuilt.
• Move Tentacles grouped by color; resolve Eye of the Kraken symbols first.
• Solo variant: Choose 2 Pirates, shuffle their cards together into one draw pile with 2 face-up. Use the special ability of the Pirate whose card picture is on top of the draw pile.
• Young players variant: Play without special powers and/or without Kraken Attack tokens (pushing Kraken back once wins).
• Experienced variant: Place 1-4 Whirlpool tokens on ocean spaces. Tentacles/Kraken jump over Whirlpools, advancing an extra space.

Player Reference

Turn: Roll dice (move Tentacles) → Play 1 Action card → Draw replacement

Zones (distance from ship): Cannon (far) → Pistol (middle) → Saber (close) → Ship’s Rail → Ship

Win: 3 Kraken Attack tokens placed. Lose: 4 Holes in the Ship.