Saltfjord (2024)

“Saltfjord is an excellent medium-weight game that weaves together engine-building, dice-drafting, tech-trees, and more into a smooth-playing 45-90 minutes.”

“So, this is a wonderful Euro. I love that resource mechanism. A great use of dice drafting with good turn angst. Um, yeah, there's not really much I can complain about this game at all.”(19:45)

“Folks, here's the game of the year for me. I cannot imagine this will not come out on top at the end of 2024. It's already the best game I've played so far.”(0:01)

The reviewer presents a focused solo playthrough showcasing the mechanisms and flow of Saltfjord, highlighting its strategic puzzle as a spiritual successor to Santa Maria.

“We may have just played what is inevitably going to be near the top, if not at the top, of our top 10 list at the end of the year. That's quite the call, but I do think it'll definitely be on the list, if not way up there on the list.”(0:00)

“Saltfjord is a smart, elegant evolution of the dice‑drafting engine‑builder that leaves the shackles of the game that inspired it long forgotten on the bottom of the ocean.”

“I said at the beginning of the video that this is one of the best Euros I've played in some time. It really feels like a bigger, more complicated game, but because you're limited to those three rounds, it it condenses things and it makes the game tight, I think, which means that every decision matters.”(8:15)

“For me this is a very great uh puzzle engine building game and I enjoy enjoy playing it a lot both the solo version and also uh with more players”(13:48)

“We're all in agreement here this is an excellent game earning a dice tower steel of Excellence with a high score of a nine”(25:45)

“Overall, the dice system is excellent, the decisions feel meaningful and despite the overall complexity of the game, the game doesn’t last too long. I have thoroughly enjoyed my plays of Saltfjord so far”

“In short, Saltfjord is an excellent game with the perfect balance of strategy, optimization, planning, and accessibility.”

“In general, I just really like it. I think it's a lot of fun. I highly recommend checking out if you like these types of games, this mediumweight kind of thing.”(14:45)