/pic3897079.png)
Game Info
Collection
Your Tier
Loading…
Mechanic profile
Not enough video data yet
Vibe profile
Not enough video data yet
Description
2 player competitive civilization-building in a 10 minute card game.
Choose from hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants. Perfectly balance your city’s culture, military and economy to outwit your opponent and win!
Source: The Developer Website.
Ask a Rules Question
All mentions
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 2
This page: 2
Sentiment:
pos 2 ·
mix 0 ·
neu 0 ·
neg 0
Showing 1–2 of 2
Video NLu46nZUqQA
Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 29:08 sentiment: positive
video_pk 93528 · mention_pk 280302
Click to watch at 29:08 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging card drafting mechanic
- Addictive gameplay loop
- City building theme
- Quick and simple gameplay
- Good for filler or a 'toilet game'
Cons
- Contains in-app purchases
- Finding friends or cross-platform play might be an issue
Thematic elements
- City building
Comparison games
- Seven Wonders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players draft cards to build their city.
- city building — The goal is to build up a city and achieve victory points.
- Combat — Players attack each other's cities and armies.
- Resource Management — Requires managing resources like gold, wood, stone, and gems.
- Victory Points — The game revolves around accumulating victory points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We have recovered from the swirlies
- We were told to get more relevant stop showing our age
- You know who Mayfair games is yeah I know who made they produce games yeah what's their big game oh crap like I'm gonna remember are you freaking kidding me you on a board game podcast for the past five years
- Basically everybody cheats and monopoly it's a given you're going to somehow you're going to cheat
- The goal is you gotta learn all the locations and how they work and that's one thing I don't think that's gonna be on here but I wish that I did wish there was symbology on the board all the locations are text which means you're constantly reading
- you're a priest trying to get followers the theme is your recruiting cuz your deity is the best plain and simple and you want people to come to your side
- When you open up the box there are no rules you just basically have a deck of cards that are wrapped
- This is the kind of game that is not for everybody it's not going to be your type of game it's not going to be my type of game but I can see the value in it
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Video LtVdYzHqzzk
Allies or Enemies Discussion at 15:25 sentiment: positive
video_pk 84100 · mention_pk 293780
Click to watch at 15:25 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong visual design
- Asymmetric team play
- Encourages coordination within teams
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- historical artist rivalry (Michelangelo vs Leonardo da Vinci)
- asymmetric, team-based competition
- epic, multi-team interactions
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric Teams — best-two-vs-two play with limited communication between teams
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the biggest reason to go there is the games
- it's so worth going there just for all the publishers, all the games, all the new stuff you're seeing
- If you see just an empty table sometimes just sit down and play whatever's there
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Showing 1–2 of 2