Santa Monica
Draft cards to design the most appealing beach and street in sunny southern California.
Who it's for
You like building a small tableau where card combos matter, and you want a sunny theme in under an hour. Good for two, but still works with four.
Not for you if…
You want direct conflict or a big, heavy game. Interaction is mostly through what you take from the display.
Vibe's take
Relaxed but tricky: every draft pick helps you and quietly denies someone else. The beach and street slowly turn into a little scoring machine you built yourself.
About this game
You are building the most inviting stretch of Southern California, and you do it one feature card at a time. Each turn you draft a card from the display and add it either to your beach or to your street. Quiet nature beach, buzzing tourist strip, or something in between that charms the locals: the cards work together to score victory points, and the best combos come from choosing a direction and committing. It is a compact tableau and set-collection game with a pleasant seaside mood, around 45 minutes, and the most points win.
Get it
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.2 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.6/10
Rank #1,156
5.1k ratings
Published
2020
Language
Some text
Designed by
Josh Wood
Published by
Alderac Entertainment Group, Game Harbor, Skellig Games, FoxGames, Choo Choo Games and 3 more
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