Jerusalem in the 12th Century was a city embroiled in intrigues and power struggles. The Crusader Houses established themselves as the city's rulers, but who would rule over them? Now you must join in the power politics of the holy city, using your resources to control the most important districts and building a castle that towers over your opposition. Prove yourself the most capable Baron, and take your rightful place as the ruler of Jerusalem!
OVERVIEW
The goal for each player is to control the key Sectors of the city: the King, the Church, the Market, the Military, the Nobilty and the Tower of David. This control is achieved gaining the favors of the most important roles of the city (such as the Constable) and by placing Men and Barons into these Sectors. Who owns the most forces gets the Revenue of that area: Men, Gold and Tower-Points. The players can use these new resources to improve their position in the city. At the end of each round the players can rise their Towers building new floors. Also players will have to manage the Special Privileges and bad Events that will take place at end of each Round.
At the end of the game, the player with the highest Tower will be the winner and his family will rule the city!
- becoming a personal favorite over the course of the event
- engaging thematic feel with strategic depth
- not explicitly stated as a favorite yet, but growing on the players
- city-building with cultural and religious influences
- ancient Jerusalem and surrounding regions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — players compete for control and influence across districts
- area_control — players compete for control and influence across districts
- tile placement — placing tiles to develop districts and resources
- tile_placement — placing tiles to develop districts and resources
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- "this is going to be a super fun gaming weekend, low stress, lots of fun"
- "the future of gaming is bright"
- "Jerusalem which is slowly becoming one of my favorite games"
- "Ready Set Bet which is super fun"
- "one of the most exciting games adrenaline wise we've ever played"
References (from this video)
- part of the demo flow
- buzz in conversations
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- demo / marquee title — Showcased as a notable title in the demo flow
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- there were 85,000 people at gen I don't want to go on
- Gen Con insane
- I'm excited that people were able to get the product because we've seen some of it and it is incredible
- this is like five times the size of Pax
- the lines for Lorcana were insane; they would sleep on the floor to get cards