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2010
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Description
Seeland plays in the golden era of the Netherlands (17th century). In this time the province Seeland (Zeeland) gains ever more power, prosperity and significance. The object of the game is to expand and extract more land surface from the sea. Players live as a respected burgher in this time and take part in the land reclamation.
The game board shows 3 main sections - the scoring track around the edge, a rondel where you gather seed tiles and windmill tiles, and the land area where you place and/or reveal tiles for scoring. Setup includes randomly placing "island" tiles on spaces designated in the land area. At the beginning of the game, you place one of your 4 windmill pawns in the special starting area indicated in approximately the center of the land area.
The rondel uses a unique method for determining which tiles are available in the inner ring of the market. If you select a seed tile, (cabbage, rapeseed, or tulips) you must place it on an empty space adjacent to one of your windmill pawns. If you choose a windmill tile, you place it on an empty space adjacent to a space already containing a tile. All tiles have a victory point number (some are zero). When you surround a windmill, you total the adjacent tiles and score that amount on the track, if you have at least 2 types of seed amongst the adjacent tiles. If all tiles are of the same type, no points are scored. If all 3 types are present, add 5 points to the total.
If you place a windmill next to one or more island tiles, you flip them over to reveal their type. They may be seeds or a farm. If you reveal a farm, you get a coin which can be used to take an immediate second turn.
When either the supply of windmill tiles or of seed tiles is exhausted, the game will soon end. (The exact end time depends on the movement within the rondel.)
If you are playing with the set of rules that allow for end game bonus points, score them, and the player with the most points wins.
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Meeple University Review at 0:30 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Strikes a balance between strategy and family-friendly fun.
- Thematic setting of an all-you-can-eat buffet translates well into game decisions.
- Incorporates interesting tension through competition for popular food items.
- Aims for an affordable price point and good value for money.
- Cute art with many small thematic details and easter eggs.
- Chaos elements keep the game light and engaging.
Cons
- Prototype copy used, so art and components may not be final.
- One of the four prawns is poison and will cost the player the game if eaten.
Thematic elements
- earning value for money points by collecting and eating food from a buffet
- an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Resource Management — The table and belly have limited capacity, requiring players to pace their eating appropriately. Desserts are scarce, suggesting strategic timing.
- Set Collection — Points are gained by eating sets of four food tokens matching menu cards. Scoring a set fills a belly compartment and allows players to take a token from the corresponding menu card.
- Take That — Some lost and found items have a take-that effect on other players, but their effects are visible before they occur.
- Worker Placement — Players place meeples into the restaurant to choose food and actions, then retrieve them in a different order to activate those actions. Timing actions in response to others is key.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Scotland is a work of placement game set in an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant.
- The game's core mechanic is worker placement.
- The game also throws in a few chaos elements to interfere with your well laid plans and keep the game light.
- Prawns are great value for money at a buffet but one of the four prawns in the game is poison and will certainly cost you the game if you eat it.
- All-you-can-eat restaurants are a place where you have a lot of decisions you've got to make and good games have a lot of interesting decisions.
- The art is very cute in this game very cute indeed.
- This game is all about value for money so you'll get a good bang for your buck.
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Getting Games Qa Session at 3:13 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- surprised by how much I loved it despite zero initial expectations
- felt completely new to me and enjoyable enough to seek a copy
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- it's 12 years old and i was just i remember uh playing this game feeling like how are more people not talking about this game this game is so neat
- i decided to play it again and i really enjoyed it
- i can't give you a good answer on that because like most games that i make videos for i never really actually played it
- i'm a big champion for pioneers i think that game is really cutthroat and lovely
- abstract recommendation is home world it's a fantastic game with a mix of tactics and strategy
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Getting Games Top List at 40:07 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- fascinating economy double Rondell
- shared windmill scoring and governor tokens
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- this game has a really cool action selection system
- the fact that you can sell stocks in Union Station is fascinating
- it's a tile L game
- the clock of the game
- I really like Caesar it's an excellent two-player game
- there are Dice and cards, so this is a must follow trick-taking game
- fully Cooperative kind of escape room type game
- it's an incredibly mean game
- this is a cube rails game about dinosaur magnates
- the incentives make you feel like you should do terrible things
- Hatchi train is a climbing shedding card game
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Getting Games Analysis sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cozy, tactile experience; enjoyable to play casually
- engaging resource/board dynamics
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Quotes (from this video)
- This has been such a fun thing I hope we keep doing it and get to episode 58
- it's been two and a half years honestly
- I love this game
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Chairman of the Board Review at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Innovative finite money mechanism that keeps interactions high and prevents money hoarding
- Two distinct tempo options: fast mid-game scoring vs slow, high-point swings
- Strong end-game depth via Governors and High Score Markers
- Solid player interaction without being punitive or overly antagonistic
- Great scalability from 2 to 4 players and consistent pacing
- Quality tactile components (windmills, wood pieces) with good table presence
- Shows Kramer’s design DNA with clear, elegant mechanisms
Cons
- Out of print and sometimes hard to find a copy
- Not the flashiest release; may be overlooked by modern audiences
- Some players may find the tracking and tax of spending to be fiddly
Thematic elements
- Resource management and spatial control via tile placement
- A fictional micro-nation environment focused on windmills and crops, explored on a modular board
- abstract, euro-style with light thematic veneer
Comparison games
- Citrus
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Coin track economy — Money is finite and directly affects ability to draft; spending coins also moves your marker on a shared coin track.
- Crop variety and bonuses — Having multiple crop types adjacent to windmills yields bonuses; three types grant additional Five Points bonuses.
- End Game Bonuses — Game ends when a stack is depleted or when an end condition is triggered; final scoring considers Governors, top-end markers and round scores.
- End-game triggers and tie-breaks — Game ends when a stack is depleted or when an end condition is triggered; final scoring considers Governors, top-end markers and round scores.
- Governor mechanics and tile reveals — Revealing certain tiles adds Governors that influence end-of-round scoring thresholds and bonuses.
- High score markers (optional) — Players may opt into end-game markers granting extra points if placed in top ranks.
- Surround scoring of windmills — A windmill scores points based on its own value and the values of neighboring windmills when completely surrounded.
- Tile drafting on a track (costed spaces) — On your turn you draft windmill or crop tiles by moving along a track; the first space is free and subsequent spaces cost coins.
- Windmill placement next to developed spots — Windmills must be placed next to existing developed spots; surrounding mechanics then unlock expanded scoring opportunities.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I think this is a fantastic mechanism I've never seen it before and I'm completely baffled why this has not been used in any other game.
- The money mechanism is brilliant, absolutely love it.
- There are two strategies: quick grabs and those big point swings—it's genius to me.
- I would actually always play with those two modules because they're not complex but they do add more meat to the bones here.
- Sealand is a fantastic game; it feels like a classic and a Hidden Gem.
- You can see Kramer’s DNA in this design; it's those wrinkles that set it apart from other tile placement games.
- I really recommend Sealand if you can find a copy; it is out of print, but it's worth seeking.
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