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[[File:HighTideLandBridge.jpg|thumb|A land bridge at high tide on Rival Shores.]]
[[File:LowTideLandBridge.jpg|thumb|The same bridge at low tide.]]
In Beasts of Bermuda, the [[Ocean|ocean]] rises and falls on an hourly clock to simulate tides.  It does so [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave Sinusoidally], typically with the difference between high and low tide being seven meters.  The [[Maps|maps]] and [[Caves|caves]] are often designed with this [[Mechanics|mechanic]] in mind, allowing [[Terrestrial Creatures|terrestrial]] animals passage only during certain times of the tidal cycle.  During high tide, many land bridges on the maps will be submerged such that players who wish to cross from one part of a map to another will be at risk to attack by [[Aquatic Creatures|sea creatures]].  

A blog post was written on the topic [https://beastsofbermuda.com/blog/post/map-tides/ here] during the early creation of the game.