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2022
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Description
It's the year 2200. We're on the edge of the known universe, and a race for a seat on the mighty Council of Shadows is in full swing, with four civilizations vying for admission. Only those who provide more energy to the council each turn and outdo themselves will be successful.
In Council of Shadows, you take on the role of one of these four civilizations, secure the strongest actions, take control of important areas, and be the first to make three quantum leaps. This is how you win the race for planets and raw materials and become part of the Council of Shadows!
—description from the publisher
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watch it played Rules Teach at 0:13 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
Pros
- Comprehensive, step-by-step explanation of setup, actions, and scoring
- Mentions optional rule to play with or without screens
- Covers final scoring and throne mechanics
Cons
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Thematic elements
- energy/resource competition to appease the Council of Shadows
- distant galaxies and civilizations using dark Technologies
- strategic, resource-driven space exploration with throne-based win condition
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- assessment phase and galaxy scoring — Between rounds, players score galaxies with colony cubes, compare counts, and receive bonuses; may draw light/dark bonus cards.
- buy phase with up to three purchases — During the buy phase, each player may make up to three purchase actions to buy AI cards or upgrades using gemstones, gold, coal, or crystals as costs.
- collecting resources from colonies — The action to collect resources allows choosing colonies in parsec ranges to gain energy and coal/gold etc., up to a limit.
- dark tech levels and throne rewards — Advancing dark tech levels grants rewards led to thrones; final scoring ties resolved by conditions.
- discover solar systems / upgrading access — Actions can discover new solar systems, draw tiles, and place on board, with options to place colonies or gain benefits.
- end game bonuses — At end of final scoring, bonuses are revealed and energies calculated with the relics of bonuses.
- end of round light/dark bonuses — At end of final scoring, bonuses are revealed and energies calculated with the relics of bonuses.
- placing colonies on planets — Players place colonies (cubes) on planets (globes) within parsecs they have access to, with limits per planet and with upgrades enabling more placements.
- planning and ordering phase with screens — Phase where players secretly plan card placement using screens to hide their boards.
- upgrading board spaces — Players upgrade spaces on their personal boards by paying costs and placing cubes, gaining energy or other benefits.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Council of Shadows has gifted your civilization with dark Technologies
- that's everything you need to know to play Council of Shadows
- The game is played over a series of rounds and each round is broken into three phases
- the player with the highest level showing on the face of their energy die wins
- you can always look at your own bonus card but keep it a secret from the other players
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Getting Games Discussion at 17:56 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- engaging civ-style decisions with mid-weight pacing
Cons
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Thematic elements
- secure a position on a dynamic council
- civilization-building with energy mechanics
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- civilization engine with action selection — secure strongest actions and make accelerated progress toward quantum leaps
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'm actually going to split this into two parts today.
- I'm going through the board game geek Pages for each one of them in alphabetical order.
- I think it's time to start talking about these games.
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