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Rules assistance for Santa Monica: The Long Weekend
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 40 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Santa Monica: The Long Weekend
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Santa Monica: The Long Weekend is an expansion for Santa Monica released in 2021 for 2–4 players, 40 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Josh Wood and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Open Drafting.
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About the game
It’s the long weekend in Santa Monica, and people are out at various events around town including concerts, sand castle competitions, restaurant openings, and more. Santa Monica: The Long Weekend comes with double wide event cards that can be added to your town, but when you do other players will join the party and get benefits too! Aside from the 14 double sized event cards, owners will also get 12 drafting cards and a brand new scoring tile. Have fun this weekend, it's going to be a hot one!
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Game Harbor
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
Santa Monica: The Long Weekend supports 2–4 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 Santa Monica: The Long Weekend is 40 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 Santa Monica: The Long Weekend for ages 14 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.
Santa Monica: The Long Weekend has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Santa Monica: The Long Weekend belongs to these categories: Travel, City Building, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Open Drafting. 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 Santa Monica: The Long Weekend are: Josh Wood. 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 Santa Monica: The Long Weekend as an expansion for Santa Monica. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Santa Monica to use it. Check that your edition of Santa Monica is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.