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| Designer | Jon Benjamin, Michael Xuereb |
| Year | 2023 |
| Number of Players | 1-4 |
| Time | 30-60 mins |
| Ages | 12+ |
| Mechanics | Grid Coverage, Layering, Modular Board, Square Grid, Three Dimensional Movement, Variable Set-up |
| Theme | Beaches |
| Game Video |
The Deluxe Edition of Castles by the Sea includes the Riptide Expansion and wooden game components.
Castles by the Sea is a puzzly sandcastle-building game for 1-4 players. As a group of tiny folk called "shorelings," your goal is to build and populate a seaside kingdom.
Each turn, you'll place blocks and meeples on the map to earn victory points. The core gameplay is similar to abstract strategy games like Santorini, in that players must optimize three-dimensional placement on a shared grid.
Hazards are the only source of randomness in the game, and even those depend on player choices. Each turn, you must choose your placement carefully, optimizing your score while interfering with your opponents' plans.
The game ends after a set number of turns. Few castles will remain standing after a final onslaught of hazards, but the the kingdom with the most sand dollars can claim victory.
Riptide Expansion:
Castles by the Sea: Riptide Expansion introduces a new mechanic to the base game.
The Riptide Expansion is played exactly like the base game, but with one addition to the Hazard step. At the end of each player's Hazard step, they must roll the Tide Die and move the tide around the board!
This expansion can be mixed with the base game components, and includes options for prebuilt Kingdoms.
