Beacon Patrol

Lay tiles, sail your ships and light up the North Sea together as Coast Guard captains.

Designer: Torben Ratzlaff
Published by: Pandasaurus Games
Editions by: IELLO, CMON Global Limited, Devir, MINDOK, Ghenos Games, CrowD Games, BO3 Studio, Shapes and Dreams, Ігромаг

You are captains of the Coast Guard, and the North Sea coast depends on you. Together you check beacon buoys and lighthouses, keeping shipping lanes safe. Each turn you place a tile next to the ones already laid, move your ships and explore the sea. A tile counts as explored once it connects to other tiles on all four sides, and your goal is to explore as many tiles as you can as a team. Beacon Patrol is a cooperative tile-laying game with a modular board, quick turns and a calm nautical mood, playing in about half an hour for one to four players, from age 8. Released in 2023.

Cooperative tile-laying at seaA tile counts as explored when connected on all four sidesModular board, new sea each game

Who it's for

You want a calm cooperative puzzle with a nautical setting that works solo as well.

Not for you if…

You want a tense, high-stakes challenge or a game with player conflict. Here it is relaxed teamwork.

Vibe's take

Gentle, tidy and cooperative, with a little puzzle in every placement. You plan together where to lay the next tile and where the ships should head, and the sea slowly fills in.