Castles by the Sea (Kickstarter – Deluxe Pledge)

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 6 out of 10

   raitoning

   A cute block building game with a unique and engaging 3D puzzle aspect to it. The tides ebb and flow, and so do your buildings rise and crash down turn after turn, so you never feel like you're done building. The hazards are a bit underwhelming and the art is really quite cute but doesn't have as much presence in the game as I'd like, so it's a bit underwhelming overall for the price but might pick it up on a big sale.

2. 3 out of 10

   iadena

   A game where you build pieces to score points and there will be hazards that will try to destroy them at the end of your turn. It is repetitive. All players build on a common board. The art and presentation is nice. No need to own.

3. solitaryquest

   This is a good vertical building game. It includes tough choices about where to place components each turn and rigid requirements about where components can and cannot be placed. Many avenues for scoring means the player is never quite going to be able to achieve everything, which I like in a game. It makes tactical decision making tougher. However, there is a lot of analysis paralysis in this one, which means in the wrong group, games take way longer than they need to. I wish the theme were a little tighter.