Quality resorts will earn the most points, but only if players have a clear view of the sea!

BID – Players will simultaneously choose and reveal two bid cards at the start of each round. Players must balance how they prioritize the auctions and the tiles they hope to draft!

DRAFT – Based on their bids, players draft tiles from the bid board. Your tiles determine where on the cliffside you can build that turn, how many building blocks you add to your stockpile, and the quality of your new construction.

BUILD – Compete for seaside views as you build in three dimensions on a tiered cliffside!

SCORE – players score points for having quality buildings with a clear view out to sea, but also for collecting gelato and capitalizing on the public goal cards! 

We used the cliffside crowding expansion which expands the game from 16 to 25 plots and from 4 to 6 players – as we had 5 players.

Players are trying to collect huge sets – but only in three colors, as every color beyond the third will cost players points. Jokers are highly-prized, as they always match what players want, and +2 cards provide sure points, giving players a back-up plan if everything goes wrong in collecting colors.

Once only a few cards remain in the deck, the round ends and everyone tallies their score, choosing three colors of cards to score positively while any other colors counts negatively. Each color is scored using a triangular number system: the first card in a color is ±1 point, the second card is ±2 points, and so on. The player with the high score wins!