Watch “Finspan Solo Playthrough | First Impressions,” a gameplay video for Finspan from A Meeple Family on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by A Meeple Family on YouTube:
Hey everyone! Amber here with A Meeple Family, and I’m diving into my first solo playthrough of Finspan! I completely misread a couple of the fine-size types for the egg placement bonus and probably made some other mistakes too - but hopefully, you can still get a great idea of this stunning game despite my rule goofs!
As a huge fan of Wingspan, I was beyond excited to try this new aquatic twist from @jameystegmaier Stonemaier Games. In this video, I’ll walk through a full solo play, sharing my thoughts and whether or not you really need those upgraded components.
I’ve played about five times so far, so this is a mix of a first impression and a learning experience—mistakes will happen! But my goal is to share the fun puzzle of Finspan and help you decide if it’s a game you’d love to add to your collection.
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Timestamps:
⏳ 00:00 Intro & Setup
⏳ 03:00 Solo Mode Overview & AI Rules
⏳ 17:00 First Turn Begins
⏳ 26:41 Week 1 Scoring
33:42 *These eggs should have only been played on a certain size of fish*
⏳ 35:19 Week 2 Scoring – Rows of Fish Challenge
⏳ 44:52 Week 3 Scoring – School of Fish Strategy
⏳ 51:18 Final Scoring & Thoughts
💬 Have you played Finspan yet? What are your thoughts? Let’s chat in the comments!
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Mainly reviews. Finspan is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 67 reviews, 15 how-to-play guides, 19 recorded sessions, 26 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
1 - 5 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Finspan, from BoardGameGeek:
You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world's seas and oceans. In Finspan, the fish you discover over four weeks will generate a series of benefits as you dive deeper into the ocean.
Each dive site specializes in a key aspect of expanding your research:
Grow your collection of fish.
Discover freshly laid eggs.
Hatch eggs into young and consolidate young to form schools.
The winner is the player with the most points gained from fish, eggs, young, schools, and achievements.
-description from the publisher
Designers
David Gordon (I), Michael O'Connell (II)
Artists
Catalina Martinez, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, Mesa Schumacher