Castles by the Sea is a puzzle-based sandcastle-building game for 1-4 players. As a group of small creatures called "shorelings," your goal is to build and populate a kingdom by the sea.

Each turn, you place blocks and meeples on the game board to earn victory points. The core gameplay mechanics are similar to abstract strategy games like Santorini, where players must optimize three-dimensional placement on a shared game board.

Hazards are the only source of randomness in the game, and even those depend on player choices. Each turn, you must carefully choose your placement, optimizing your score while disrupting your opponents' plans.

The game ends after a fixed number of turns. Few castles will remain after a final onslaught of hazards, but the kingdom with the most sand dollars can claim victory.

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