Embarcadero (Kickstarter – Maritime Mogul Pledge)

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 7 out of 10

   Carnage994

   A unique theme, coupled with an interesting combination of mechanisms makes for a really enjoyable experience. It has a bit of area control, engine building and multi use cards and a very impressive table presence, in a game that is quite streamlined. I really enjoyed building the multilevel structures and the signature bonuses of some of the more valuable buildings. The first half of the game we were churning out a small amount of points, but by the end each new building had massive impacts. What I enjoyed the most was definitely the mechanism of building your hand for the next round while playing your current round. This allowed players to “build up” to their big combos while being able to mitigate the randomness of the card market. On the flip side, while we played this on tabletop simulator, I can only imagine how fragile the structures built up to level 4 would fare against a set of fat fingers. For those who plan to try it on TTS, I highly recommend removing the snap points and locking in structures once placed. My other gripe would be that the rulebook could have included a summary of the goal cards and other small items that led to house ruling and many BGG lookups.

2. JavaJoe96

   Kickstarter Project http://kck.st/3hDox9L -Backed: 09/16/2020 -Funded: 10/02/2020 -Pledge Level: Pledge $60 or more: "Maritime Mogul Get a copy of Embarcadero, AND all reward level backers get the expansion, Unsinkable, for FREE! *Shipping and taxes will be collected in the post-campaign pledge manager. INCLUDES: Embarcadero Unsinkable - An Expansion for Embarcadero" -Payment: $60 -Projected Delivery: 03/2021 -Survey: 10/12/2020 + $12 shipping -Shipped: Status: DELIVERED 05/25/2021

3. MeepleMaven

   publisher did a great job producing this game really enhances the play and guess what, not just RGBY colors :)