It's simply just a very bland and frankly, boring concept. There's not a whole lot here. No gamemodes to change it up or anything. I understand this is just a prologue to the main game, but it doesn't leave me excited or wanting more, and simply just isn't enough for a recommendation.

Tiles don't match up visually with other tiles the way they look like they should. Attempting to play this is just an exercise in frustration right now.

Far better to play Tsuro, a similar game that actually works correctly. The paths clearly show what tiles match with no guessing.

It bad, the need for luck makes whatever appeal this game could ever have unable to materialize.

Its a game about making your map around a body of water through random terrain cards, if the cards dont match well, you cant place them. Simple enough, right? weeeeell, you have limited moves per turn to get to an already place tile, and you only get points by surrounding any tile with 4 other tiles, and you can only end a turn when you have one card. So lets say you are making your map, and you have a few good cards for THE OTHER SIDE of the map, you need to pick one and keep it, untill you make it to the other side, only to find that in the middle, you had to throw many other which would have been usefull at the side you were in... so what is the right choice? you ar gonna have to wait for the draw.

And so, the map ends up looking like an implausible broken mess, umpleassant to play, and boring.

I know this is a demo, but I'm not really a fan.

Beacon Patrol: First Horizons is one of those games where you must build some sort of layout (a map) endlessly. The game is simple with a unique concept, but it's very difficult (and kind of boring). In order to place a tile onto your map, you must move your ship to one of the edges. I find it infuriating than relaxed because you can easily get stuck. You only have 4 fuel to move anywhere that is adjacent to your ship. If you have finished all of your fuel, you might have to discard one of your tiles. And that is the other issue. You can only place up to 3 of them (2 is the minimum). To get more tiles, you have to surround one with 4 of them (this is the reward: any tile = 1, buoy = 2, lighthouse = 3). You don't get any bonuses if you uncovered a large island (i.e. 3x3 tileset with the center having nothing inside). There's some sort of a strategy and micromanagement that is easy to mess up if you are not careful since there are tiles that are a mix between land and sea. The only good thing I will say is that the game is nicely designed and there is room for improvement.

Personally, this is not my type of game, but others could enjoy it.

I don't get it