Board Game Review - Blue Lagoon

Have you played Blue Lagoon? 

 

The game has two rounds. Each round is scored the same and gameplay is basically the same in each phases with a slight rule twist in the second phases. While this is a strategy game, the rules and gameplay are simple enough for younger players or new gamers. The art and theme are great as well. 

 

On your turn, you either place one of your explorers or one of your villages onto the game board. In the first phase, your settlers must either be placed in the water or else on a tile adjacent to a token you already placed. Villages must be placed on land next to a settler you’ve played previously. For the second phase, you remove all of your settlers but leave the village tokens on the board. On your turn you place your settlers next to one of your already placed items.  

 

Points are awarded after each phase based on controlling the most area on a given island, sets of resources collected during the phase and the longest continuous route of islands you can visit by following a chain of your placed settlers and villages. 

 

I really enjoy the tricky planning and replanning that goes into positioning your settlers to score the most points. I also love the way the second phase influences the first since you need to be thoughtful in the way you place your villages during the first phase in order to set yourself up for good expansion in the second phase. 

 

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3.5 out of 5 stars