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2001 · 2-5 players · 60min · weight 1.77 · 1,388 ratings
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Rating
5.69
Users rated
1,388
Owned
1,597
Wishing
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At a glance
What playing it feels like, broken down.
Core loop
Flip a face-down tile, optionally relocate revealed tiles, collect trade sets before 11th monument appears.
What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
1
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
1
Discovery
3
Expression
1
Submission
1
How it works (5 mechanics)
- [3]partial_observability— “circular playing counters placed upside down in random locations; reveal one per turn”
- [2]set_collection_diversifying— “tiles represent trade goods of various sets; various methods of scoring revealed tiles”
- [2]set_collection_concentrating— “immediate points, delayed points, opportunity points, and end points from Knizia scoring”
- [3]attrition_clock— “when the 11th monument is revealed, the game ends”
- [2]variable_setup_per_game— “counters placed upside down in random locations upon the various circles of the board”
Under-the-radar score: -0.27
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