Santa Monica
- Designer: Josh Wood
- Publisher: AEG
- Players: 2-4
- Age: 14+
- Time: ~45 minutes
I have visited the Santa Monica pier on a few occasions; from what I remember, there is a ferris wheel, an arcade, a super neat aquarium, lots of street performers, and everyone stops and takes a picture at the iconic Route 66 sign. It was a pleasant enough way to spend a day enjoying the Californian sunshine. I honestly don’t remember much else other than the pier, but I’ve been told the rest of the city is beautiful as well. In this tableau building game, players work to create their own section of the Santa Monica beach trying to score the most points.


Chris Wray: What I Enjoyed Playing in April 2020
This is the April entry for my long-lost series where I post five games I enjoyed playing in the past month for which I didn’t have time to do full reviews. As always, I limit it to five titles, of which there’s a combination of old and new games.
It has been a long time since I’ve done an entry in the series, so I’m looking forward to returning to this monthly tradition.
My most played game of the month was My City, a legacy polyominoes game by Reiner Knizia, but I’ll have a review of it later this week, so I’ve left it off the list below.
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