Cards & Components

Every board, card, tile and token in Endeavor: Deep Sea, with its picture and what it does.

Every face of the game with what it does, in Ludex’s words. Pictures come from the publisher’s Tabletop Simulator mod and rulebooks. Where a picture has not been transcribed yet, the row says To be added. Art © Burnt Island Games.

Boards

Components

	Component
	Player mat. Your Staging area, Specialist spaces, attribute tracks and Dive-token spot (the boards, Round).
	Specialist tray. Holds the Specialists available to recruit, tier by tier (Recruitment).
	Setup picture. The rulebook’s numbered setup layout (Teach the Game).
	Orca Reintroduction. Mini-expansion board and orca tokens (rules).
	Robotic Wanderer. Mini-expansion figure and dock components (rules).
	Box cover. For identification only.
	Impact board and Scenario sheets. Printed on each Mission’s sheet; see the Mission pictures under Tiles.

Ocean boards: backs

Each depth has its own back, which tells you the depth of a face-down stack (Depths and columns).

	Back
	Depth 1. Surface zone.
	Depth 2. Epipelagic zone.
	Depth 3. Mesopelagic zone.
	Depth 4. Bathypelagic zone.
	Depth 5. Abyssopelagic zone.

Ocean zones

Each Ocean board in play is a zone (Zones). The cogs next to the name show its depth. The faint row top left is the Discovery bonus; the Travel box holds the Arrival bonus (Arrival bonus). Circles with a number are Conservation sites showing their Research cost (Conserve); yellow lines, warning triangles and rings are the three kinds of special feature (Special zone features); completed links pay both ends (Completing links). The rows describe what each picture shows; check exact rewards against the board. Where a zone has a named special rule, it is spelled out.

	Zone
	Abyssal Plain (depth 5). Dark seabed with a submersible’s light beam; a Sonar track with two Discover spaces marked 5, linked by a yellow line to a small depth-column box with a tick (3, 4, 5 and “OK”). To be added: check against the physical component. Rule: When you Sonar in the marked spots, you may place a depth-5 zone even without a depth-4 zone above it.
	Abyssal Trench (depth 5). Warning triangle with a “1 MAX” Vessel box beside the Travel box; one long row of six linked circles (Research/disc rewards, then Impact hexes) running along the trench; Sonar icon at its start. To be added: check against the physical component. Rule: Each player may have at most one Vessel here.
	Atoll (depth 1). Island with a pier; a 4-cost Conservation site and a Sonar track with two Discover spaces marked 1–2.
	Bioluminescent Fauna (depth 4). Glowing sea creatures; two Conservation sites (costs 3 and 3), each with a yellow line to a bonus (a DNA symbol and a disc). Rule: Gain one Research or one disc when you Dive at the matching marked site.
	Black Smoker (depth 5). Hydrothermal chimney; a 4-cost Conservation site whose yellow line leads to a box showing a Vessel arrow and a crossed-out 5, and two Journal sites. Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, you may Travel away from this zone, but not to a depth-5 zone.
	Brine Pool (depth 4). Underwater lake; a 4-cost Conservation site with a yellow line to an Impact hex: Conserving here also gains Impact (Special zone features). Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, gain one Impact.
	Calm Seas (depth 1). Surface ship and diver; two Sonar tracks (one with a Research-gain space and a 3+ Discover space, one with two 1–2 Discover spaces) and one Journal site.
	Carbonate Spires (depth 3). White chimneys with jellyfish; a Sonar track with two 3+ Discover spaces, four Journal sites and a loop of Coordination rewards linking them.
	Coldwater Reef (depth 3). Reef with fish and an eel; a loop of Conservation sites (costs 1, 2, 2, 1) linked by Impact hexes and rewards, plus two Journal sites.
	Colossal Squid (depth 4). Giant squid; a 3-cost Conservation-style circle, two Conservation sites (cost 0) joined by two Impact hexes, and one Journal site.
	Continental Shelf (depth 4). Seabed ledge; a 4-cost Conservation site and two Journal sites joined by an Impact hex.
	Decommissioned Oil Rig (depth 1). Oil platform; warning triangle with a Conservation-site tick and a disc-to-action box (whole-zone rule), plus a loop of four Conservation sites (costs 1, 1, 4, 4). Rule: When all Conservation sites here are filled, every player with a disc in the zone, from the active player clockwise, may Promote one Specialist.
	Deepwater Shark (depth 3). Large shark; a 5-cost Conservation site with a yellow line to a Coordination reward. Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, gain one Reputation.
	Dolphin Pods (depth 2). Dolphins; a loop of four Conservation sites (costs 4, 2, 3, 1) joined by Impact hexes, discs and rewards, plus a free 3-cost site.
	Dying Reef (depth 1). Bleached reef; a network of Conservation sites (costs 1, 3, 1, 0, 1), numbered reward circles on the links, and one Journal site.
	Fallen Star (depth 5). Mission-specific board (sun symbol by its name): crashed capsule; a Sonar track with two Discover spaces, a 4-cost Conservation site with an Impact hex, and a loop with Conservation sites (cost 6, 6) and two Journal sites. Used by Missions 5–7. Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, gain one Impact.
	Jellyfish Bloom (depth 3). Jellyfish; two ringed Conservation sites (cost 5, 5), a ringed Journal site and a box showing Travel away gives an Impact: a lasting rule once your disc is on the ring (Special zone features). Rule: If you have a disc in a marked spot when you Travel away from here, gain one Impact.
	Kelp Forest (depth 1). Kelp and a seal; a Conservation site costing 2 (Coordination and Reputation) and one costing 1, plus a 4-cost circle.
	Ledge Elevator (depth 2). Cliff-side lab; a Sonar track with a Research-gain space and two 3+ Discover spaces, one Journal site and a 3-cost circle.
	Orca Reintroduction (depth 1). Mini-expansion board (Polish-language art in this scan): sea pen and research station; Sonar track with two 1–3 Discover spaces under a yellow box with a Conservation-site question mark and a Coordination reward, one Journal site. Rules: Orca Reintroduction.
	Remote Anchorage (depth 1). Island with a ship; a Sonar track with four spaces (1–2, 2–3, a Research-gain space, 3+) and one Journal site.
	Resupply Modules (depth 2). Hanging pods; two Sonar tracks (1–3, 1–3, Research gain; and three 3+ Discover spaces) joined by link lines carrying rewards.
	Rift Valley (depth 3). Canyon wall; a Sonar track with five spaces (2–3, a reward, 3+, a reward, 3+) and a loop to a Journal site.
	Scaly-Foot Snails (depth 5). Snails on a dark seabed; a 3-cost circle whose yellow line leads to a Journal-publish box, and three Journal sites. Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, you may then Journal in this zone.
	Sea Turtle Migration (depth 2). Turtles; three Conservation-style circles (costs 2, 4, 2) joined by Impact hexes, with a yellow-line Vessel-move box underneath. Rule: When you Conserve at any of the marked sites, you may take a Travel action away from this zone.
	Seafloor Restoration (depth 5). Submersible over debris; a ring of six Conservation sites (costs 1, 5, 1, 1, 2, 1) joined by Impact hexes.
	Seamount (depth 4). Underwater mountain; three ringed Conservation sites (costs 1, 3, 1) joined by Impact hexes, and a 4-cost circle with a yellow line to a Dive-token box. Rule: If you have a disc in a marked spot when you claim a token from its Dive site, gain one in your lowest attribute.
	Shipwreck (depth 2). Wreck and shark; a Sonar track with a Research-gain space and a 3+ Discover space, and an 8-cost circle whose yellow line leads to a crossed-out box. Rule: When you Dive here, draw two tokens, keep one and discard the other.
	Sponge Gardens (depth 4). Sponges; three Journal sites linked by an Impact hex and a disc/DNA reward.
	Submerged Cave System (depth 2). Cave; circles costing 1, 2 and 1, two Journal sites, a Conservation site (cost 2) and a warning triangle with a crossed-out Vessel. Rule: Vessels may never enter this zone, not even passing through. Each of its three caves can be used only with a Vessel in the zone that cave connects to (the upper cave: the depth-1 zone above).
	Sunken Ruins (depth 2). Ruins; a Sonar track with two 2–3 Discover spaces, a 4-cost circle and a warning triangle with a rule about Vessels. Rule: When its Dive site is empty, every player with a Vessel here, from the active player clockwise, may take one Travel action away from this zone.
	The Looking Glass (depth 2). Mission-specific board (sun symbol by its name): two joined undersea labs; Sonar track with 1–3, 1–3, 1–3 and 4+ Discover spaces and two Journal sites. Used by Missions 1–4 and 8.
	The Sea Star (depth 1). Mission-specific board (sun symbol by its name): research platform; numbered 1–8 on the scan to label its parts; Sonar track with three 1–2 Discover spaces and two Journal sites. Used by most Missions.
	Thermal Vents (depth 3). Black smokers; two ringed Journal sites and a 4-cost circle with a yellow line to a box showing a DNA symbol crossed with a disc. Rule: When you claim a token from its Dive site, gain one Research for each of your discs in the marked spots.
	Underwave Academy (depth 2). Mini-expansion board (Polish-language art in this scan): seabed dome; Sonar track with a 1–2 Discover space, one Journal site, a Conservation-style site and a yellow box for the badge flip. Rules: Underwave Academy.
	Volcanic Island (depth 1). Volcano island; a Sonar track with two 1–2 Discover spaces, two Journal sites and a 2-cost circle.
	Vortex (depth 3). Whirlpool; warning triangle with a Travel-away arrow and a gear-plus (Special zone features). Two Sonar tracks plus a depth-column box (1, 2, 3 and “OK”). Rule: When you Sonar in the marked spot, you may place a depth-3 zone even without a depth-2 zone above it. When you Travel away, your Technology level counts one higher: one zone further and one depth deeper.
	Wanderer Dock (depth 3). Mini-expansion board (Polish-language art in this scan): submarine dock; four Journal sites, several yellow-framed upgrade boxes (Sonar, Journal, Conserve, Dive) and a Wanderer start box. Rules: Robotic Wanderer.
	Whale Calving Grounds (depth 2). Whales; a web of six Conservation sites (costs 1, 2, 4, 0, 2, 2) joined by Impact hexes, one Journal site and a yellow-line Vessel box. Rule: If you occupy the marked Journal site when you Conserve here, you may Conserve here a second time.
	Whale Fall (depth 5). Whale skeleton; a ring of three Conservation sites (costs 2, 4, 2) with Impact hexes, and two Journal sites.

Cards

Specialists

Junior on the left, Senior (the back) on the right. A Specialist’s immediate gains come on recruit; ”/” means choose one action (Recruitment, Taking a turn, Promotion). Tier-5 Seniors are Renowned: they score points and take no actions (Journals and Renowned Specialists). Number in brackets is how many of that tier are in the game, five for tier 1 down to two for tier 4.

Junior	Senior	Specialist
		Sonar Operator / Acoustics Engineer. Tier 1. Junior: gain Coordination; Sonar. Senior: Travel / Sonar.
		Reef Diver / Underwater Photographer. Tier 1. Junior: gain Reputation; Dive. Senior: Dive / Journal.
		Pilot / Skipper. Tier 1. Junior: gain Impact; Travel. Senior: gain Inspiration and Coordination; Travel.
		Marine Engineer / Naval Architect. Tier 2. Junior: gain 2 Ingenuity; no action. Senior: Travel / Journal.
		Navigator / Hydrographer. Tier 2. Junior: gain Inspiration; Travel / Sonar. Senior: Sonar and Dive.
		Ecologist / Ecotoxicologist. Tier 2. Junior: Travel / Conserve. Senior: gain 2 Coordination; Dive / Conserve.
		Field Researcher / Marine Scientist. Tier 3. Junior: Sonar and Journal. Senior: Travel and Journal.
		Marine Biologist / Aquaculturist. Tier 3. Junior: gain 2 Inspiration; Conserve / Journal. Senior: Conserve and Conserve.
		R.O.V. Operator / Deep-Sea Videographer. Tier 3. Junior: Travel and Dive. Senior: gain 2 Reputation; Dive and Conserve.
		Vessel Captain / Expedition Leader. Tier 4. Junior: gain Ingenuity; Travel and Travel. Senior: gain Ingenuity; Travel and Sonar.
		Deep-Sea Diver / Deep-Sea Biologist. Tier 4. Junior: gain Impact; Dive and Dive. Senior: gain 2 Research; Travel and Conserve.
		Oceanographer / Environmental Ambassador. Tier 4. Junior: attribute gains shown on the card (check the picture); Sonar / Journal. Senior: gain 2 Impact; no action.
		Biotechnologist / Biotechnologist (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain 4 Research; Conserve and Journal. Senior scores 1 point per depth in which you have a Journal disc.
		Ichthyologist / Ichthyologist (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain Inspiration; Dive, Conserve and Conserve. Senior scores 1 point per Conservation disc of yours in one zone.
		Adventurer / Adventurer (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain 3 Inspiration; Sonar and Sonar. Senior scores 1 point per 3 zones with your disc or Vessel.
		Robotics Engineer / Robotics Engineer (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain 2 Inspiration; copy the action(s) of one of your other Specialists. Senior scores 4 points.
		Fleet Coordinator / Fleet Coordinator (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain Ingenuity; Travel three times. Senior scores 1 point per 2 completed links you share with opponents (in co-op, other players; 0 in solo).
		Mentor / Mentor (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain 2 Coordination; Journal / Promote. Senior scores 1 point per other Senior Specialist.
		Dive Team Leader / Dive Team Leader (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain 3 Ingenuity; Travel and Dive. Senior scores 1 point per 2 empty Dive sites in the ocean.
		Ocean Historian / Ocean Historian (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain Coordination; Dive, Dive and Journal. Senior scores 3 points per set of 4 Field symbols.
		Biogeographer / Biogeographer (Renowned). Tier 5. Junior: gain Ingenuity; Travel, Dive and Conserve. Senior scores 1 point per zone with your Conservation disc.

Tier-5 Specialists added by Uncharted Waters (Aquanaut, Journal Editor, Scholar, Hydrographic Surveyor, Restoration Ecologist, Renowned Visionary): To be added (no pictures); see Uncharted Waters.

Team Leaders

Each starts Senior and gives one action of your choice: Travel, Sonar, Dive, Conserve or Journal (Recruitment).

	Team Leader
	Yellow: Sand Sharks.
	Red: Reef Rangers.
	White: Cleanwater.
	Purple: Octopus Inc.

Journals

Published from the display with a Journal action: pay the cost in Research, take “You” gains, give “Others” gains to opponents, score any points, and use any action circles on it. Each has Field symbols (blue chevrons, brown X, green diamond, yellow half) that the site you publish at must match (Journal, Journal effects, Journal actions). “Promote” means promote a Specialist (Promotion).

	Journal
	Journal back. Deck back.
	Improving Working Environments for Marine Studies. Cost 3. You: Inspiration, Impact, Promote. Yellow.
	Protecting Threatened Marine Habitats. Cost 4. You: 2 Reputation and Promote. Two action circles: Conserve at a site at the depth of one of your Vessels. Yellow, green.
	Advanced Sonar Communication Techniques. Cost 2. You: Coordination, Ingenuity, Promote. Others: Coordination. Yellow, brown.
	Publication Guide for Undersea Research. Cost 3. You: Reputation and Promote. Others: 2 Research. Action: Promote. Brown, green.
	The Rising Tide of Achievement. Cost 2. You: Promote. Others: Inspiration. Two actions: Travel at +1 Technology. Brown, green.
	Enhancing Research Productivity. Cost 3. You: 2 Inspiration and Promote. Others: Coordination. Action: Dive and take an extra token. Brown, green.
	The Interlinked Ecosystem. Cost 3. You: Impact and Promote. Others: 2 Research. Two actions: Conserve at depth. Brown, green.
	Advanced Pressure-Venting Technology. Cost 2. 2 points. You: 2 Ingenuity. Blue, yellow.
	AI Models for Deep-Sea Research. Cost 3. 2 points. You: Coordination and Promote. Blue, yellow.
	Publicity’s Role in Scientific Advancement. Cost 3. 2 points. You: Reputation and Promote. Blue, yellow.
	Understanding Life in the Deepest Sea. Cost 3. You: Coordination and Promote. Action: Dive and take an extra token. Yellow, green.
	Deepwater Satellite Imaging. Cost 3. 3 points. Action: Discover at depth 3 to 5. Blue, green.
	The Nautical Journals. Cost 4. 2 points. Two actions: Promote. Blue, green.
	Volunteer Model for Underwater Conservation. Cost 4. 2 points. You: Reputation, Inspiration, Coordination. Others: a disc. Blue, brown.
	Feasibility Report: Aquadome Permanent Lab. Cost 2. 4 points. Blue.
	Fluorescence-Detecting Optical Systems. Cost 0. 3 points. Others: Ingenuity. Blue, brown.
	Holographic Ocean Floor Visualization. Cost 0. 2 points. Blue.
	Autonomous Microplastic Reclamation Filters. Cost 4. 2 points. You: 2 Impact and Ingenuity. Blue, yellow.
	Networking for Underwater Communication. Cost 2. You: 2 Coordination and Promote. Others: Coordination. Brown.
	Benefits of Inter-Team Data-Sharing. Cost 2. You: 2 Inspiration and Promote. Others: Inspiration. Brown.
	Review of Current Oceanography Research. Cost 3. You: Promote. Action: Discover at depth 3 to 5. Green.
	Safe Movement Procedures. Cost 1. You: Promote. Action: Travel at +1 Technology. Green.
	Documentation of New Life. Cost 4. You: 2 Reputation, Impact and Promote. Others: your lowest attribute. Yellow, brown.
	Social Structures of Marine Mammals. Cost 3. You: Ingenuity, Impact and Promote. Yellow.

Anchor Journals

Eight extra Journals used by Missions that call for them. Same reading as the Journals above.

	Anchor Journal
	Organic Casing for Deep-Sea Exploration. Cost 2. You: 2 Ingenuity and Promote. Others: Ingenuity. Brown.
	Uncharted Deep-Sea Organic Life. Cost 0. 1 point. You: Promote. Others: Ingenuity. Blue, brown.
	Optimizing Multi-Team Discovery Announcements. Cost 2. You: 2 Reputation and Promote. Others: Reputation. Brown.
	Effective Communication of Ecosystemic Risk. Cost 3. You: 2 Inspiration and Promote. Others: a disc. Yellow, brown.
	Extending Conservation Area of Effectiveness. Cost 1. You: Promote. Action: Conserve at depth. Green.
	Mobile Techniques for Underwater Exploration. Cost 3. You: Coordination and Promote. Action: Travel at +1 Technology. Yellow, green.
	Understanding Oceanic Shifts. Cost 2. You: Coordination and Promote. Yellow.
	Reef Photography with Swarm Camera Systems. Cost 2. You: Reputation and Promote. Yellow.
	Anchor Journal back. Deck back.

Dive tokens

One-shot tokens won at Dive sites. Spend one at any time in your own turn and take either its Research or its effect; keep at most one at end of turn (Dive, rules for Dive tokens). 36 tokens in the base game; Uncharted Waters adds four new kinds (New Dive tokens, To be added here).

	Token (Research / effect)
	Back. Face-down Dive sites.
	Promote. 4 Research / Promote a Specialist.
	Impact. 3 Research / gain Impact.
	Sonar. 3 Research / a Sonar action.
	Any attribute. 4 Research / gain an attribute of your choice.
	Dive. 3 Research / a Dive action.
	Travel. 3 Research / a Travel action.
	Journal. 3 Research / a Journal action.
	Disc. 3 Research / gain a disc.
	Research. 4 Research / no effect.
	Conserve. 3 Research / a Conserve action with its Research cost reduced by 1 (minimum 0).
	Discard disc. 3 Research / discard a Staging disc to gain 5 Research.
	Lowest attribute. 3 Research / gain your lowest attribute.

Tiles

Mission sheets

Each Mission has its own Scenario sheet with the ocean layout, goals and Impact board (Missions). Missions 11 to 14 (Uncharted Waters): To be added, see Missions 11 to 14.

	Mission
	Mission 1: The Call of the Ocean. Rules and goals.
	Mission 2: Maps and Charts. Rules and goals.
	Mission 3: The Oceanic Journal. Rules and goals.
	Mission 4: Better Than You Found It. Rules and goals.
	Mission 5: Fallen Star. Rules and goals.
	Mission 6: Star Search. Rules and goals.
	Mission 7: Recover the Fallen Star. Rules and goals.
	Mission 8: New Horizons. Rules and goals.
	Mission 9: The Spill. Rules and goals.
	Mission 10: The Deepest Sea. Rules and goals.

Bonus goals

Solo and co-op targets, scaled by player count (Bonus Goals).

	Bonus goal
	Scholarly. Leftover Research (Dive-token Research counts). Targets 1 to 5 players: 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30.
	Thorough. Fully completed zones: 4 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13.
	Esteemed. Reputation plus Inspiration track values: 22 / 40 / 56 / 70 / 82.
	Resourceful. Coordination plus Ingenuity track values: 22 / 40 / 56 / 70 / 82.
	Synergistic. Zones with at least one disc or Vessel of each player: 11 / 9 / 7 / 6 / 5.
	Dedicated. Junior Specialists: 5 / 9 / 13 / 16 / 19.

Setbacks

Solo and co-op events (Setbacks).

	Setback
	Exhaustion. Each player returns one of their discs from a Conservation site to their Staging area.
	Tsunami. All Vessels move 2 zones left, with no arrival bonus.
	Volcanic Activity. All Vessels move 2 zones up.
	Protected Waters. The depth-3 zone with the most discs: discs return to Staging, Vessels are set aside, the zone is replaced from the depth-3 stack, then Vessels return.
	Government Intervention. Each player returns one disc from a depth-1 or depth-2 zone to the supply.
	Funding Shortage. Lowest attribute drops by 2, or flip a Senior Specialist to Junior (no bonuses; its disc goes to supply).

Tokens & pieces

Dive tokens are listed under Cards. The rest of the physical pieces (discs, Vessels, cubes, markers, Research, Wave token) have To be added pictures; see Round and Teach the Game for what each is used for.

Uncharted Waters pieces (new Dive tokens, Scoring-track markers, Descenders, extra Specialists, Journals and boards): To be added; see Uncharted Waters.

Icons

Printed on boards, cards and tokens (Attribute tracks).

	Icon	Meaning
	Reputation.	Attribute: advance your Reputation track.
	Inspiration.	Attribute: advance your Inspiration track.
	Coordination.	Attribute: advance your Coordination track.
	Ingenuity.	Attribute: advance your Ingenuity track.
	Any attribute.	An attribute of your choice.
	Lowest attribute.	Your lowest attribute.
	Research.	Gain Research.
	Research cost.	Research you pay, e.g. on a Conservation site (Paying Research).
	Impact.	Place a marker on the Impact board (The Impact board).
	Disc.	Gain a disc.
	Discard a disc.	Discard a disc.
	Promote.	Promote a Specialist (Promotion).
	Recruitment level.	Level that sets which tier you may recruit (Recruitment).
	Effort level.	Level used in activation (Effort).
	Reassignment level.	Level used in reassignment (Reassignment).
	Technology level.	How far a Vessel may travel (Travel).
	Travel.	Travel action (Travel).
	Sonar.	Sonar action (Sonar).
	Dive.	Dive action (Dive).
	Conserve.	Conserve action (Conserve).
	Journal.	Journal action (Journal).
	Discover.	Discover a new zone (Discover).
	Blue Field symbol.	Journal Field symbol (blue chevrons) (Journal).
	Brown Field symbol.	Journal Field symbol (brown X).
	Green Field symbol.	Journal Field symbol (green diamond).
	Yellow Field symbol.	Journal Field symbol (yellow half).