Released in 2024, the movie Flow follows the adventures of a mismatched group of animals as they try to navigate, and survive, a massive flood of apocalyptic proportions. Flow, the cooperative board game (released in 2025) is heavily inspired by this narrative. In the game, players work against the clock, placing tiles to create a pathway for the animals trapped on the edges of the game board to reach the safety of the boat in the middle. Each time the one-minute timer runs out, dice are rolled and, depending on the results, a number of tiles are washed away by the rising flood waters, forcing the players to start again. If the players are able to create pathways for all four animals, they win. But, if the tiles run out before that occurs, they lose.

Overview

The game board is divided into a 7x7 grid. Each corner features the image of one of the four animals the players are trying to save, and each image has the beginning of two pathways connected to it. The center row and column are highlighted in a different color than the other empty squares of the grid. During setup, the boat tile is placed in the center of the board where these stripes intersect. The boat tile is double-sided. One side features an…

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