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Every voyage starts with someone opening the book. The robots have found a good one.

A little robot reads an unrolled scroll beside a bookshelf full of ribboned scrolls and books, while Ouro hands another scroll to a second robot.

A story in chapters

The Nautilus

Captain Nemo is building a submarine in secret, on a far-off island. Help him get her ready, then sail with him. The levers, lists and logbooks along the way are Ouro HX components.

Nemo and his ship come from Jules Verne’s 1870 novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. A league is a distance, not a depth. You don’t need to have read it.

Before she can sail, she must be built.

Chapter IBuild the ship

Chapter I

Build the ship

Captain Nemo is building a submarine in secret, on a far island. Help him finish it.

The shipyard

Put the jobs in order, then tick them off. The plan fills in as you build.

232 FEET
26 FT
NAUTILUS
SIDE PLAN · SHEET 1 OF 1
BUILT IN SECRET
C. NEMO, MASTER
A FAR ISLAND
SCALE 1:240
DOUBLE HULL
SPUR
SALOON WINDOWS
STEERSMAN
ENGINE
SCREW
LANTERN
ORGAN
  1. Lantern
  2. Double hull
  3. Great windows
  4. Organ
  5. Electric engine
Jobs
Ship built
x

Captain Nemo, the captain: Hull first, then the rest. Put the jobs in order.

5 jobs left.

Sign the ship's articles

Every sailor signs before the ship sails. Add your name to the crew.

As you would sign it.

Your trade
4 aboard
  • Captain Nemo
    Captain
  • Professor Aronnax
    Naturalist
  • Conseil
    Servant
  • Ned Land
    Harpooner

Conseil, the scientist's helper: Sign below, and I will add you to the list.

She floats! Now, where to?

Chapter IIPlan the voyage

Chapter II

Plan the voyage

The ship is built. Now plan the trip: where she goes, and when she sails.

The chart room

Drag the ports into order. The map draws your route and counts the leagues. A league is about 4 km, or 2.5 miles.

N
PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH ATLANTIC
SOUTH ATLANTIC
THE ICE
THE LINE
1
Pole
2
Vigo
3
Crespo
4
Tunnel
5
Atlantis
  1. The South PoleSail 6 Nov 1867
  2. Vigo BayReach it 29 Dec 1867
  3. Crespo IslandReach it 6 Feb 1868
  4. The Red Sea tunnelReach it 23 Mar 1868
  5. AtlantisReach it 9 Apr 1868

Leagues to sail

10,843

Best: 7,519 · Last port on 9 Apr 1868.

Leagues per leg

A taller bar is a longer hop.

Bar chart of Leagues by port, 4 points. The table that follows lists every value.

Leagues per leg
portLeagues
Vigo3,676
Crespo2,777
Tunnel3,241
Atlantis1,149

Captain Nemo, the captain: Pick our route. The map will tell us how far it is.

The specimen book

The ship's scientist keeps a book of the sea creatures we meet. Point at a name for a fun fact, then help sort the new finds.

Sort by
Show
6 in the book

A new find

It has a hard shell and ten long legs.

Pick the group it belongs to.

Conseil, the scientist's helper: A new find! Which group does it go in?

The ship's radio

Say hello to the crew. They write back, and they love a good emoji.

On the radio

  • Captain Nemothe captain · On the bridge
  • Professor Aronnaxthe ship's scientist · Busy in the lab
  • Conseilthe scientist's helper · Here, sir
  • Ned Landthe harpooner · Napping
Captain Nemo
Welcome aboard! This is the ship's radio. Say hi to the crew.
Ned Land
Ask us anything. Just do not mention the squid.
Conseil
Squid? What squid, sir?

Then, one day, the ship stops with a bump.

Chapter IIIFace the squid

Chapter III

Face the squid

Someone big and curious has come to say hello.

The encounter

A giant squid is hugging the ship, and it will not let go. Give the crew orders to set her free.

On board

Squid huggingDeep downLights offFeathers stowed

Ned Land, the harpooner: Hey! Something is looking in the window!

The saloon

With the ship free, the captain plays his giant organ. Turn your sound on!

The ship's log

The log waits until the ship is free.

First, set the ship free.