The game that saves endangered sea turtle hatchlings? Too Many Turtles is a tactical board card game in which two players compete over the course of up to 3 rounds to create the most valuable army of turtles that they can. The player with the highest amount of points at the end of the round wins and the game goes to the first player to win 2 out of 3 rounds. On the other side, you have an army of daredevil turtles being controlled by humans trying to stop turtron from saving the world. Wielding terrible effect cards like Debilitating Pollution and Plastic, they will stop at nothing to keep the valiant hero Turtron from cleaning the environment and helping the turtle population to reassert itself. Thanks to our amazing partners at SEE Turtles, you’ll be able to save turtles no matter which deck you play! In fact, we will pledge to save at least 50 turtles for every person who backs our game. In other words, your figurative turtle saving antics can literally save endangered sea turtles in real life.
Now some info about real world turtle problems. In addition to being our nonprofit partner, SEE Turtles is doing some truly amazing work to help protect and restore sea turtle populations in Latin America. Brad Nahill, co-founder and President, has been overseeing SEE Turtles programs since 2008, when the organization was founded. In addition to errant fishing policies, the turtle shell trade has come into the spotlight of issues that SEE Turtles is aiming to increase awareness. Turtles are often hunted in rural and undeveloped areas as a source of food, with their shells and other bones being used to make tools or jewelry. The turtle shell trade is still a very prominent market in Central and South America, as well as much of Asia.
Effect cards affect turtles, some even infect, like The T-Virus. Turtles in our game don’t attack other turtles. We don’t advocate for turtle on turtle violence. We do, however, allow for a series of wacky, and sometimes serious effect cards to increase competitive gameplay. As it stands, we have 4 different types of Effect Cards in the game: Add/Subtract HP from turtles – These cards can help you edge out your opponent when the round ends and it’s time to calculate scores. Remove Turtles from play – These cards (Such as House Fire pictured far left) can remove turtles from the field of play, keeping your opponent stuck in place.See more details on Trei Amici Games.
And now, without further ado, the stars of our show. Literally! Admit it, you’re here for the turtles. Don’t worry, so are we. Our turtles are split into three distinct types of turtles. Turtles are classified as either Land, Ocean, or Freshwater Turtles. Decks are built around a specific type of turtle so match your turtles up with the proper biome for an easy boost to your turtles HP. You may move and summon a turtle every turn, and on occasion, you might find yourself in a position to summon more than one turtle in the same turn. Keep an eye out for specific turtle effects so you know what your turtles can do!
About Trei Amici Games: We’re just three guys bold enough to believe that we can make a positive difference in this crazy world. Backed by some of the most talented, amazing artists and creators with hearts of gold, we’ve been able to bring our vision to life. Now it’s up to you to help us spread the word about our mission to save the turtles. We believe a game can change the world, and we are going to prove it. See a few extra details on https://www.treiamicigames.com/.