The sooner someone withdraws from a battle, the less points they give their opponent. The more cards a player has in their hand when they withdrawal, the fewer points their opponent earns for a victory.

Points are then awarded to the winner of the battle based on how many cards are left in the losing player’s hand. all cards have been played) or one player withdraws from the battle. Each theater is represented by its own play area, and players take turns playing cards into each of those areas until a battle is over (i.e. In Air, Land, & Sea, two players fight over the three theaters of war in World War II throughout multiple battles (hence: Air, Land, & Sea). This one takes only a few minutes to learn, so does it have enough depth and strategy to stay relevant? Is it clever enough to deserve a spot next to Lost Cities or Hanamikoji? Gameplay Overview: It contains only 18 cards and some tokens. Since I do adore hand management and multi-use cards, I eventually got drawn in.Īir, Land, & Sea is a 2-player hand-management game that plays in about 30 minutes.

A game with this theme would need to stand strongly on mechanics alone to entice me. I think the theme is overused, and when distilled down so much for a small card game like this, it overlooks all the resources, lives, etc… that were lost. I have no particular connection to WWII-or any particular wars for that matter-which kept me away from Air, Land, & Sea for far too long. This is a guest post from Spencer Harstead.

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