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You are a painter in Colors of Paris, and you've decided to participate in "Bateau Lavoir", a friendly competition between several painters in a workshop in Montmartre, Paris. The newspapers know about this challenge, so perhaps this is a good opportunity to become famous, following the path of Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet, or Renoir...
Colors of Paris is a management game in which you must take care of your paint tubes, mixtures, and time to create works, all the while anticipating others to perform as needed within a rotating set of actions.
Year Published
2019
Transcript Analysis
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names general_discussion at 1:31:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clever rondelle-driven action selection
- strong thematic fidelity to artist culture
- engaging and approachable with multiple players
Cons
- symbol meanings for painting tools can be easy to forget
- rule memory can be a hurdle for first-time players
Thematic elements
- artistic mastery and painterly competition
- Late 19th-century Paris art scene with Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet as a thematic frame
- thematic worker-placement with a strong aesthetic flavor
Comparison games
- Fresco
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Color mixing / pigment management — Paints and pigments are collected, mixed, and used to produce masterpieces.
- Endgame scoring via top-layer control — Advancement on color tracks and completing sections yields endgame points.
- Four-quadrant area scoring — Board is divided into colored quadrants; contributions move a track toward endgame bonuses.
- Worker placement with a spinning wheel (rondelle) — Choose actions by placing workers; action power grows as you develop tools and colors.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- "I love games with rondelles that's why Stefan Feld's Trajan is one of my all-time favorite games"
- "colors of Paris a racing game of development and timing"
- "it's a race"
- "I like games with rondelles"
- "the doctor who fan must-have"
- "Don't blink"
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