Fathom is a tile-laying, pattern-building game of deep-sea exploration. Take on the role of marine biology teams competing to uncover the secrets of an uncharted underwater ecosystem around a fictional island.

Lead a marine biology team into an uncharted underwater ecosystem in Fathom, a competitive tile-laying and pattern-building game of deep-sea exploration. Guide your boat and submersible across the ocean, scan the darkness for signs of life and descend to reveal the creatures hidden below.

Play unfolds simultaneously over six fast-paced rounds. Each discovered species has its own scoring conditions, rewarding different combinations of diversity, grouping, isolation and surrounding habitats. With limited time and rival teams pursuing the same discoveries, building the most successful ecosystem requires careful planning throughout the expedition.

• Simultaneous Exploration: Every team makes decisions during the same six rounds, reducing downtime
• Boat and Submersible Movement: Navigate the surface before descending to investigate promising locations
• Sonar Tile Selection: Divide the shared Sonar Board, claim discovery tiles and pass bags between players
• Pattern-Building Strategy: Arrange marine species according to their individual habitat and grouping requirements
• Competing Research Teams: Creatures left unexplored may be discovered and scored by an opponent
• Four Expeditions: Replayable scenarios introduce different species combinations and gameplay twists

Includes:

• 120 Discovery Tiles
• 20 Bonus Tokens
• 16 Points of Interest Tokens
• 2 Core Species Guides
• 16 Advanced Species Guides
• 8 Points of Interest References
• 8 Player References
• 8 Sharks plus 2 Spares
• 8 Shark Stands
• 12 Shark Location Tokens
• 24 Stingray Tokens
• 4 Octopuses
• 4 Octopus Stands
• 4 Expedition Tuckboxes
• 1 Sonar Board
• 1 Round Tracker Board
• 1 Round Tracker Token plus 1 Spare
• 1 Player Order Board
• 4 Player Order Tokens
• 4 Player Consoles
• 12 Console Sliders
• 4 Tile Bags
• 4 Ships plus 4 Spares
• 4 Submersibles plus 4 Spares
• 4 Ship Stands
• 4 Submersible Stands
• 4 Sonar Beams
• 1 Scorepad

Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Paper Fort Games
• Category: Board Game
• Subcategory: Deep-Sea Tile-Laying Pattern-Building Strategy Game
• Players: 2-4
• Age: 10+
• Play Time: 45-60 Minutes