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Ars Universalis

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2015 · 2-4 players · 45min · weight 2.23 · 128 ratings

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ID
151683
Name
Ars Universalis
Year
2015
Rank
11615
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
2.2308
Num weights
13
Bayes avg
5.56588
Average
7.0212
Users rated
128
Num owned
229
Wanting
0
Wishing
38
Num comments
35
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Auction / BiddingPattern Building
Categories (5)
Abstract StrategyEducationalMedievalPuzzleRenaissance
Description (1882 chars)

Ars Universalis is a fun game for all ages which develops ingenuity, mental arithmetic, spatial awareness and memory while giving an overview of the life and work of the different artists included. Your ability to handle your finances, choose historical figures to support and solve brain teasers will determine your march towards victory! Players take the role of avid patrons of the arts seeking to gain prestige through their support of the best artists and scientists that history has to offer. In each game you choose to nurture the development of 60 of the greatest thinkers and artists spanning three distinct time periods ( from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century) and covering fields as diverse as literature, the Arts and Science. The originality of the game lies in the way each project is achieved. There are several types of puzzles which represent the creative process and complexity of the work of each of the different characters. In each project players gain Artistic Prestige points and increase their personal fortunes enabling them to invest in even more projects. At the end of the game, the player who has obtained the highest number of Artistic Prestige points will be crowned the winner! Ars Universalis es un original juego de mesa para toda la familia en el que interpretas el papel de mecenas del arte, la ciencia y la literatura. Revive el proceso de creación de las obras de ilustres artistas, pensadores y científicos, desde la Edad Media hasta comienzos del siglo XX. Por medio de un ingenioso sistema de resolución de puzles pondrás a prueba tu percepción y astucia. Enfréntate a sugerentes desafíos, compite por hacerte con los servicios de los más grandes artistas de cada época, gestiona tus recursos y proclámate como el mayor mecenas de todos los tiempos.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.