Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Grab your buckets and spades and build the best sandcastles on the beach. In this light and simple but strategic game, you can add to sandcastles with bucket, crab and seagull cards.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Resolve choices through a circular set of strengths and weaknesses.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
Grab your buckets and spades and build the best sandcastles on the beach. In this light and simple but strategic game, you can add to sandcastles with bucket, crab and seagull cards. You can steal sandcastle parts from other players. And when your sandcastle is complete, you can earn bonus points as well as the points for the sandcastle you have built — but be warned that others will be aiming to grab bits of your sandcastle and trying to steal your bonuses. Sandcastles plays 3-7 players as well as having a two-player variant and a solo game. Sandcastles is another of YAY Games '2 Turns to Learn' games. In April 2016 'Sandcastles' won the prestigious Griffie Award for Best Card Game 2016. This award is voted on by attendees at Scotland's longest running fantasy and gaming convention. Last year YAY Games won Best Board Game for 'Frankenstein's Bodies'.