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In Masters of Renaissance you are an important citizen of Florence and your goal is to increase your fame and prestige. Take resources from the market and use them to buy new cards. Expand your power both in the city and in the surrounding territories! Every card gives you a production power that transforms the resources so you can store them in our strongbox. Try to use the Leaders' abilities to your advantage and don't forget to show your devotion to the Pope!
Masters of Renaissance is a game with simple rules offering deep strategic choices of action selection and engine building.
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2019
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Overall sentiment (raw)
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Pros
- thematic flavor tied to a recognizable Renaissance setting
- potentially deep strategic decision space via card and resource choices
- beta-testing context may surface useful balance and pacing feedback
Cons
- beta status implies unfinished balance and potential rule clarifications
- missing publisher/designer data makes it harder to assess historical fidelity
Thematic elements
- historical economic and political maneuvering in a Florentine context, emphasizing development, influence, and strategic card/resources choices.
- Renaissance Florence, a bustling city-state where merchants, politicians, and planners vie for influence and prestige.
- historical-economic simulation with a focus on city-building and influence expansion rather than heroic storytelling.
Comparison games
- Lorenzo il Magnifico
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area influence / political leverage — players contend with Florence-specific influence arcs, attempting to widen their footprint across districts or factions.
- card drafting — players select or buy cards that grant actions, bonuses, or end-game scoring opportunities, shaping their strategies.
- card drafting / purchasing — players select or buy cards that grant actions, bonuses, or end-game scoring opportunities, shaping their strategies.
- Influence Points — players contend with Florence-specific influence arcs, attempting to widen their footprint across districts or factions.
- Resource management — players gather and allocate resources to finance card acquisition and to expand influence in the city.
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Quotes (from this video)
- collect resources and buy cards to expand their influence in Florence
- as gardeners using colored pencils to develop bamboo Groves on their sheets
- aiming to complete their Groves first and become the most skilled gardener
- here are more games in beta testing on
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