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Beach Day
2025
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Beach Day is a board game released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Joshua Bowman and Brennan Smith and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Enclosure.
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About the game
As you breathe in the cool salty air that gently brushes across your face, the sound of crashing waves fills your ears. The gentle heat of the sun warms your skin while the grit of the warm sand tingles your feet. On the ground, seashells and sandcastles are scattered about among puddles of ocean water making a beautiful tapestry in the sand. It's time for your beach day! In Beach Day, players draft cards to create a beach that is decorated with shells, sandcastles, water, and much more. After taking cards, you place them as tiles to arrange these objects in optimal formations based on modular scoring cards. The player with the best decorated beach wins! —description from the publisher
Editions
- Beach DayenCakePie Games2026
- Beach DayenCakePie Games2025
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Questions and answers
Beach Day supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Beach Day is 15–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Beach Day for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Beach Day has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Beach Day belongs to these categories: Card Game and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Enclosure. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Beach Day are: Joshua Bowman and Brennan Smith. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Beach Day as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.