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Wayfinders

Game ID: GID0452264
Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
35 min
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Description

Worker-placement exploration and route-building game about flying planes between islands gathering resources and building hangars

Description

Worker-placement exploration and route-building game about flying planes between islands gathering resources and building hangars

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Video B_Li449sgLs Apple University Review at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Whimsical theme and world
  • Light complexity makes it approachable
  • Tile variety creates replayability
  • Clear end condition with points-based scoring
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • building hangars on islands to score points
  • island-hopping world with planes and hangars on multiple islands
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • end_condition_and_scoring — the game ends when a player has only two unbuilt hangars; points are scored for hangars and island-based bonuses.
  • first_to_claim_and_score — being the first to build on an island and the end-game scoring mechanics influence play pace.
  • placement — placing hangars on islands as part of the core gameplay on a modular board.
  • Resource management — collecting resources from top-down stacks when taking actions, then spending resources to build hangars.
  • resource_management — collecting resources from top-down stacks when taking actions, then spending resources to build hangars.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this whimsical world of wayfinders you equip your plane with the right keys so you can island hop and build your hangars on many Islands
  • the player with the most points wins
  • when a player has only two unbuilt hangars the game ends and the player with the most points wins
  • this tiles use each game a random to a certain degree so they are the variety types and bonuses make each game different
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