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Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-4
Age
10+
Playtime
40 min
Collection
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Description
Capital Lux 2: Generations, a standalone sequel to the acclaimed tactical card game from 2016, introduces a range of exchangeable capital powers that can be mixed and matched as you like. This allows for a total of 256 unique power combinations. One of these combinations plays as the original Capital Lux, while the other 255 present the players new tactical challenges.
The core of the game revolves around the following dilemma: Do you play character cards in your home base for points, or contribute them to the capital to benefit from their powers? At the end of a round, you are not allowed to have a higher total value in your home base for any color than the current total value in the capital. Exceeding the limit makes you lose those cards. At the end of the third round, all cards remaining in your home base are worth points.
The game therefore turns into an act of balancing on a razor's edge: Secure as many points for yourself without exceeding the capital's limit — always taking into account the current capital powers.
—description from the publisher
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 21:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Small and diverse card game.
- Unique powers and different setups.
- Never play the same game twice.
- Fast and exciting.
- Good decisions.
- Scales well.
- Game for all occasions.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blackjack system — The game is based on the Blackjack system.
- Card Drafting — Implied by the diverse card game nature and unique powers.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Um I'd have slight concerns about the replayability of the game, but please do correct me uh on that.
- Maybe a little bit maybe a bit oversaturated in terms of how many there are out there.
- Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with either of those.
- Um I also thought that there wasn't enough mitigation in terms of activating the spots that you wanted.
- Um and pretty much the uh the cards not doing anything terribly interesting either.
- Um but I just like it in every way. But I'm a big sucker for really good Dawn games. I think he's a brilliant designer.
- Um hopefully I'll get copies of those for for sale relatively soon.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 1:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Tense gameplay
- High variability through modules
- Lightning fast
- Good drafting system
- Brilliant card game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blackjack style — This is a spin on the Blackjack style of game where you are aiming towards a particular number.
- Modular — There's several different modules you can plug in to change what the city does.
- special abilities — Every time you play a card in that Capital you're going to get a special ability which can be quite subtle.
- Variable target number — In this one you have a variable and changing target as players are not only playing cards in front of themselves but also changing that target by playing cards into the capital in the center of the table.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hey everybody and welcome back to my top 100 board games of all time.
- We're into the best of the best now and we'll be talking about games 30 through 21.
- This has taken way longer than I had wanted it to, but hey there it is.
- If you have enjoyed the video, please be sure to hit like And subscribe to the channel and check out my other content too.
- For everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board. Bye-bye.
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 10:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Capital Lux is a favorite card game.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Capital Lux
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I have 10 new games as well as four new expansions uh to talk about just to give you an idea about what is coming up for coverage on the channel.
- RA is pretty much a perfect game.
- This one's going to be big, I think.
- Tletum is one of the best Euros to be released in the last few years.
- I love Tlesto. I think it's close to a perfect euro.
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Meeple University Preview at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Quick to learn with deep strategic potential
- High replayability due to many tile combinations
- Drafting two cards per turn supports planning
Cons
- Rules and artwork are prototypes in the video; not final
- Complex interactions may be confusing without proper playtest
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Draw two cards at a time until you have six cards, then play cards onto your board or the common area.
- Card drafting and hand management — Draw two cards at a time until you have six cards, then play cards onto your board or the common area.
- Card placement with color matching and area activation — Place cards on your board or the common area; matching colors activate the corresponding tile power.
- Coin tokens and end-game scoring — Coins are worth two points at the end and useful during the game.
- Common area scoring and color bust rules — You win by having the highest color value not exceeding the common area; if your color total exceeds the common area, you bust and remove that color at end of round.
- Power tiles with variable effects — Power tiles in the common area provide different effects depending on which tiles are played.
- Rocket track advancement for bonuses — Advancing your rocket on a special track grants bonuses as you play cards.
- Secret/hidden modifiers and track bonuses — Some tiles allow secretly adding to a common area or advancing on a track for bonuses.
- Three-round game and end-of-game scoring — The game lasts three rounds, and the player with the highest score wins.
- Track Advancement — Advancing your rocket on a special track grants bonuses as you play cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Capital Lux 2 Generations is about to be launched on Kickstarter so I'll put the link in the description when it is live
- The game is quick to learn and play but has definitely more strategy than it looks
- there are so many varieties that can be combined and make almost endless combos
- I also like the part where you draft two cards at the same time
- The components featured in this video is prototype so rules and artwork I'm not final
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