Lords of Waterdeep

Waterdeep, the City of Splendors – the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, and a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In Lords of Waterdeep, a strategy board game for 2-5 players, you take on the role of one of the masked Lords of Waterdeep, secret rulers of the city. Through your agents, you recruit adventurers to go on quests on your behalf, earning rewards and increasing your influence over the city. Expand the city by purchasing new buildings that open up new actions on the board, and hinder – or help – the other lords by playing intrigue cards to enact your carefully laid plans. During the course of play, you may gain points or resources by completing quests, constructing buildings, playing intrigue cards, or having other players use the buildings you have constructed. After eight rounds, the player with the most points wins.

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  "game_id": 110327,
  "name": "Lords of Waterdeep",
  "core_verb": "place agent on action space",
  "decision_shape": "combinatorial",
  "reward_schedule": "mixed:delayed+immediate",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Challenge",
    "Fantasy"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "Send agents to gather adventurer cubes, complete quests for VP, expand the board with new buildings.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Easy",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "Light worker placement with clean iconography ports trivially; already done well by Playdek. The intrigue card take-that adds friction but is encapsulated.",
  "direct_digital_port": "D&D Lords of Waterdeep (Steam/iOS/Android, Playdek)",
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
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    "quest_contract_fulfillment",
    "resource_to_vp_conversion",
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