Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.
Rich game profile
Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, you are trying to create the most appealing neighborhood in southern California. Will you choose to create a calm, quiet beach focused on nature, a bustling beach full of tourists, or something in-between to appeal to the locals? Each turn, you draft a feature ca...
Players
2-4
Time
35-40
Age
14+
Weight
2.14
Rating
7.19
Should this hit the table?
Quick read before the metadata.
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.8
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Santa Monica has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers a good balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay, making it accessible to a wide range of players.
Luck profile
Santa Monica has a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements like card draws and dice rolls have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to influence or mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome. Overall, Santa Monica offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
Overview
What ABG knows about this game
In Santa Monica, you are trying to create the most appealing neighborhood in southern California. Will you choose to create a calm, quiet beach focused on nature, a bustling beach full of tourists, or something in-between to appeal to the locals? Each turn, you draft a feature card from the display to build up either your beach or your street. These features work together to score you victory points. The player with the most points wins! —description from the publisher German: In Santa Monica versuchst du, den attraktivsten Strandabschnitt in Südkalifornien zu schaffen. Entscheide dich für einen ruhigen, stillen Strand, der sich auf die Natur konzentriert, einen belebten Strand voller Touristen oder etwas dazwischen, das die Einheimischen anspricht? In jedem Zug ziehst du eine Spielkarte aus der Auslage, um entweder den Strand oder die Straße in deinem Abschnitt zu erweitern. Aber nur, wenn Straße und Strand aufeinander abgestimmt sind, bekommst du genügend Siegpunkte, um das Spiel zu gewinnen! —Beschreibung des Herausgebers
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Noble Knight Games
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 15.47
Miniature Market
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 31.99
Boardtopia
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 31.99
Cardhaus Games
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 31.99
Zulu's Board Game Cafe
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 39.99
Zatu Games
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 29.99
eBay
santa monica
Retailer · Unknown · USD 14.00
Credits
People and publishers
Designers
1
Josh Wood
Artists
2
Jeremy Nguyen
Josh Wood
Publishers
1
Alderac Entertainment Group
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