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Pacific

Pacific

2025·Donald X. Vaccarino

2 - 5 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

We journey now to the Pacific Ocean. From California to Japan, the peaceful sea is ringed by rumbling mountains. Animals, some of them tourists, fill every conceivable niche; boats dot the waves; and businesses and industries thrive on the coasts. It is this world that you will exploit, or make friends with, or perhaps just pass through. Your goal in Pacific is to earn more money than anyone else, whether through fishing, hotels, factory work, or business. The game lasts ten rounds, and at the start of each round, each player reveals one card from their hand at the same time. Next, all players reveal which one of the revealed cards they want to use, then they simultaneously use their chosen card. Each player has their own playing board with five areas on it in a circle: Japan, California, Peru, Polynesia, and Coral Sea. To use a card, you carry out the text in the box, then "run" the 1-2 areas listed on it. Most cards have text like "[area]:[symbols]", such as "California: (hotel)" or "Each area: (fish)" or "An empty area: (boat)(boat)", so you'll place the appropriate token(s) in the named area(s). The card might have other text as well instructing you to move tokens, swap one token for another, "run" an area, etc. To "run" an area, you take an action with each token in it: hotels earn you money, boats earn you money based on fish in the area, fish move clockwise to the next area, and factories let you remove tokens for money. Special tokens have unique abilities, and you can carry out these actions in whatever order you wish. After ten turns, whoever has the most money wins.

Pacific

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Learn to play

Pacific Board Game3:48

Pacific Board Game

Splash Games

Splash Games

Watch it played

Pacific Board Game Playthrough From Rio Grande Games46:06

Pacific Board Game Playthrough From Rio Grande Games

Panik Games

Panik Games

Which Pacific video should I watch?

Pacific has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from February to May 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Pacific Board Game" by Splash Games, which runs 4 min.

To see it played, watch "Pacific Board Game Playthrough From Rio Grande Games" by Panik Games.

If you like it, try Moon Colony Bloodbath, Dominion, Kingdom Builder and Dominion: Rising Sun, also by Donald X. Vaccarino.

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Pacific Board GameHow to play3:48

Pacific Board Game

Splash Games

Splash Games

Unboxing PACIFIC Board Game (2025)Unboxing1:54

Unboxing PACIFIC Board Game (2025)

Undiscovered Games

Undiscovered Games

Pacific Board Game Playthrough From Rio Grande GamesPlaythrough46:06

Pacific Board Game Playthrough From Rio Grande Games

Panik Games

Panik Games

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Panik Games
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About Pacific

From BoardGameGeek:

We journey now to the Pacific Ocean. From California to Japan, the peaceful sea is ringed by rumbling mountains. Animals, some of them tourists, fill every conceivable niche; boats dot the waves; and businesses and industries thrive on the coasts. It is this world that you will exploit, or make friends with, or perhaps just pass through. Your goal in Pacific is to earn more money than anyone else, whether through fishing, hotels, factory work, or business. The game lasts ten rounds, and at the start of each round, each player reveals one card from their hand at the same time. Next, all players reveal which one of the revealed cards they want to use, then they simultaneously use their chosen card. Each player has their own playing board with five areas on it in a circle: Japan, California, Peru, Polynesia, and Coral Sea. To use a card, you carry out the text in the box, then "run" the 1-2 areas listed on it. Most cards have text like "[area]:[symbols]", such as "California: (hotel)" or "Each area: (fish)" or "An empty area: (boat)(boat)", so you'll place the appropriate token(s) in the named area(s). The card might have other text as well instructing you to move tokens, swap one token for another, "run" an area, etc. To "run" an area, you take an action with each token in it: hotels earn you money, boats earn you money based on fish in the area, fish move clockwise to the next area, and factories let you remove tokens for money. Special tokens have unique abilities, and you can carry out these actions in whatever order you wish. After ten turns, whoever has the most money wins.

Designer

Donald X. Vaccarino

Artist

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Publisher

Rio Grande Games

Categories

Economic

Mechanics

Simultaneous Action Selection
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