Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores

About this expansion

Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores is a 2024 expansion for 1–4 players that adds new ships and exploration tiles to a coastal game with a 40-minute play time.

As you venture along the coast, you encounter seven new ship types. Each vessel offers a distinctive ability that can help you navigate difficult terrain, but these ships also require expert hands to operate. Join forces with them and combine their unique powers to protect the coastlines.

• Construction Ship: Refill 1 movement token each time you place a tile.
• Research Vessel: Swap up to 2 tiles each turn.
• Coast Guard Ship: Spend 1 movement token to move to any Outpost tile or the Beacon Patrol HQ.
• Hover Craft: Place a connected tile by land and move onto it for 1 movement token, or move 1 space over land for 2.
• Pilot Ship: Spend a movement token to move to a tile when you place it, while allowing tiles connected by land to be placed.
• Ferry: Spend a movement token to move up to 3 tiles in a straight line; you cannot swap tiles on your turn.
• Submarine: Exchange 1 unplayed tile with the top tile of the discard pile, without refilling movement when discarding.

Alongside these powers, some ships add new tiles to the game. These tiles introduce more ways to score and create additional challenges as your coastal exploration unfolds.

With its combination of specialized abilities, new exploration tiles, and varied movement rules, Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores offers fresh decisions for every voyage along the coast.