Sanibel

A beachcombing puzzle where you drop collected seashells Tetris-style into your personal player-board bag.

πŸ‘₯ 2–4 players⏱ approx. 45 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up8+
β˜… 5.8 Β· BGG #5,408

Who it's for

Players who enjoy spatial packing puzzles with a relaxed, breezy beach theme and light player interaction.

Not for you if…

You want heavy direct conflict β€” Sanibel is mostly a parallel puzzle of collecting and packing, with movement order as the main point of friction.

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Vibe's take

Contemplative and spatial β€” you're constantly weighing which shell to grab against where it'll actually fit, with the back-of-the-line movement adding a light tactical layer to when you act.

About this game

Sanibel turns beachcombing into a stacking puzzle, as you walk the shores of a Florida island collecting seashells and dropping them into your personal player-board bag, Tetris-style. Where each shell lands matters as much as which one you grab, since different types score in different ways, and tiny shark's teeth can slot into gaps bigger shells can't reach. Movement itself is a puzzle too: whoever's at the back of the beach line moves next, looping around once before the final scoring.

Tetris-style shell stackingBack-of-line movement puzzleShark's teeth fill tiny gaps
By the numbers

Players

Best at 3–4 playersWorks with 2–4

Duration

45 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.8 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

5.8/10

Rank #5,408

448 ratings

Published

2026