Santa Monica - Why Own It? Mechanics & Theme Review

In this episode we stroll down the Santa Monica boardwalk as we look for the best combination of tourist and local hot spots, beaches, hangouts and preferred VIP locations. Might also grab a sneaky bite from a food truck along the way.

Santa Monica
Designer: Josh Wood
Artist: Jeremy Nguyen
Players: 2-4
Play time: 35-40min

Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk in our reviews about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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[ricardp]

Hi girls, great video.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the game.

[jannagregory]

This game left me with the same impressions. It looks fantastic, but just wasn’t very exciting to play. I tried it twice, then sold it to a friend for a convention library, where I hope it will get more love. It was fine, but a game needs to be really good to stay in my collection.

[mellowmuffin]

This may be a question for a future FAQ but do you find yourself changing the rules of games that aren't satisfying enough and if so has it worked? I'm definitely with you finding so many games copy and paste themes and always wishing the beautiful games were fulfilling but often find it's not the case.