Play The Game Ep1 | Land Vs Sea - Full Play Through and How to Play
84Welcome to the first episode of Play the Game! In this episode, Daniel, Alison, and Devon are playing Land vs Sea, a strategic tile laying game from Good Games Publishing. We're playing the 3 player variant, which introduces asymmetric gameplay by adding the cartographer.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:23 - How to Play Land vs Sea
04:35 - Rock, Paper, Scissors and Drafting
05:24 - Game Starts
17:56 - Devon throws around accusations
23:50 - Risky strategy
32:39 - Final moves
34:16 - End of Game - Scoring trade routes
34:55 - Final Thoughts
37:00 - Goodbye and Credits
In Land vs Sea, players compete to score the most points by creating large areas of land or sea with their tiles. In the 3 player variant, a third player, the cartographer, scores points by matching up coral and mountain patters on the tiles, adding a new level of depth to the game. Land vs Sea is a very simple but very strategic game that's great at 2, 3, and 4 players. Land vs Sea is a great game for newcomers and seasoned board gamers alike.
Daniel and Alison’s 1/3/5 Review format of Land Vs Sea: https://youtu.be/7Lu4wR8R12E
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From the Publisher:
Part puzzle, part game. Play as either Land or Sea (or the Cartographer in a 3 player game). Each player plays with 2 double-sided hex tiles containing a mix of land and sea shapes. They take turns placing a tile each to make a map together. Land places tiles trying to complete land areas, and Sea places tiles trying to complete sea areas. Completed areas score a point per tile; land areas for Land, sea areas for Sea. Some tiles score bonus points for whoever completes the area they are in. So players may decide to strategically complete rival’s areas to gain their bonus points. Other tiles allow players to play their second tile, or steal a player’s tile - but not their last one!
Using 2 double-sided tiles (one side always revealed and the other always hidden until played) means there is partial information to plan around, and some surprises too. Players replenish back up to 2 tiles from a choice of 2 face-up tile stacks.
The strategy of the game involves careful tile placement to score from as many land or sea areas as possible, while minimising your rivals’ opportunities to score from the tiles you play. Watch your rivals’ possible plays, and control tempo strategically with Play Again and Steal tiles. Look out for opportunities to score valuable bonus points in your and your rivals’ areas. Carefully select tiles as you replenish your hand to prepare for your next turn.
The game ends once the last tile is placed. The player or team with the most points wins.
The basic Land vs Sea game is simple enough for light / family gamers. After you have played the basic game, you can unlock more scoring options on the tiles to add surprising depth:
1. Mountain & Coral scoring - score for cumulative chains of connected Mountain (Land) / Coral (Sea) sections.
2. Caravan & Ship scoring - score for Caravans & Ships added to Trade Routes on the map, and score each Trade Route you have majority in (more Caravans scores the Trade Route for Land, more Ships for Sea) at the end of the game.
3. Waypoints - bonus points you can place on the map to entice cooperation, or score for yourself.
2, 3 & 4 player modes:
You can play head to head with 2 players, or with 4 players in teams using the basic rules and any of the additional scoring options. 4 player games use Waypoints to prevent alpha players directly instructing their partner.
The challenging 3 player mode uses all of the additional scoring options in a more asymmetric game. The Cartographer scores by connecting Mountain and Coral sections, and all players compete for bonus points and Trade Route scoring.
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