
2022Mac Gerdts
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Crossing Oceans is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Featuring fifty historic ships, Crossing Oceans revives the golden era of ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century. Ever larger and faster steamships revolutionized maritime traffic. Daring shipping companies opened steamship lines to the major ports worldwide. Modern steel juggernauts replaced traditional sailing vessels and competed intensely for dominance on the shipping routes. Build yourself a thriving merchant fleet, and guide it to economic prosperity. Acquire the most modern steamships on the market and take over the precious ports from your rivals. Build an extensive network of trading posts and coal bunkers to expand the capability of your fleet. Make use of diverse options to carry out lucrative transports and win the prestigious Blue Riband of the North Atlantic. Crossing Oceans picks up the theme and some elements of the 2017 board game Transatlantic, composing an entirely new game on a large historical map. During their turn, a player can put a ship on the board or take a contract, use contracts in three different ways (optional), and choose an action on the rondel. (The main difference in this design is that it's a rondel game, not a card-driven game.)
Crossing Oceans has 19 videos from 15 creators: 8 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2020 to June 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Crossing Oceans - Mac Gerdts" by I Play Red, which runs 28 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Crossing Oceans Review - What did 5 years do to Transatlantic?" by Board Gaming Ramblings. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Transatlantic II - Vorstellung - Livestream Mitschnitt - Preview play through - in English" by PD-Verlag, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Concordia, Concordia Venus, Concordia: Solitaria and 7 Empires, also by Mac Gerdts. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2022.
8 of 15
2021Mac Gerdts, Frank Lamprecht
1 - 2 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
2024Mac Gerdts
2 - 6 players90 - 150 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Featuring fifty historic ships, Crossing Oceans revives the golden era of ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century. Ever larger and faster steamships revolutionized maritime traffic. Daring shipping companies opened steamship lines to the major ports worldwide. Modern steel juggernauts replaced traditional sailing vessels and competed intensely for dominance on the shipping routes. Build yourself a thriving merchant fleet, and guide it to economic prosperity. Acquire the most modern steamships on the market and take over the precious ports from your rivals. Build an extensive network of trading posts and coal bunkers to expand the capability of your fleet. Make use of diverse options to carry out lucrative transports and win the prestigious Blue Riband of the North Atlantic. Crossing Oceans picks up the theme and some elements of the 2017 board game Transatlantic, composing an entirely new game on a large historical map. During their turn, a player can put a ship on the board or take a contract, use contracts in three different ways (optional), and choose an action on the rondel. (The main difference in this design is that it's a rondel game, not a card-driven game.)
Designer
Mac Gerdts
Artists
DavidSchneiderArt, Dominik Mayer
Publisher
PD-Verlag
Categories
Mechanics