Seismic

Published 2006

From the Atlas Games website: "The industrious yet short-sighted Seismic Asphalt & Paving Company -- located in the sleepy town of San Andreas, California -- has put you in charge of one of its many road crews. Your job is to build a network of roadways around San Andreas proper. But San Andreas is rather prone to earthquakes, which have a tendency to destroy the beautiful stretches of pavement you've been laying. After all the asphalt is put down, which road crew will end up connecting the most highway in between quakes?" In Seismic, players place hexagonal highway tiles to build long, complete sections of highways, scoring points for each tile as well as bonus points for the ending "intersection" tiles in their routes. Scores aren't tallied until the end of the game, because at any time, earthquakes can occur, destroying tiles along the most-built direction leading out from the central "San Andreas" tile. Players constantly need to be claiming as many long roadways as possible while ensuring that their highways aren't the ones that are going to be destroyed if and when an earthquake occurs.

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Seismic

Game Info

Players
2-4 Players
Time
45 min
Weight
Light-Medium — 1.6/5
Year
2006
BGG Rating
5.80
BGG Rank
#16636
Min Age
10+

Frequently Asked Questions

Seismic supports 2 to 4 players.
A typical game of Seismic takes about 45 minutes.
Seismic has a complexity rating of 1.60/5.00 on BoardGameGeek, placing it in the 'Light' category. It is very accessible and great for new gamers.
The recommended minimum age for Seismic is 10+. Younger children may enjoy it with guidance from experienced players.
Seismic has a rating of 5.80/10 on BoardGameGeek, based on 274 ratings. It is ranked #16636 overall.
Seismic was designed by Ted Alspach. It was published in 2006.