Game Info
Year
2019
Players
1-6
Age
13+
Playtime
120 min
Complexity
2.3/5
Collection
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Pros
- Can be played with 1 to 6 players.
- Automated climber cards allow for scaling player counts.
- Optional global milestones and goals add replayability.
Cons
- Sabotage can be a negative aspect if players don't have supplies to pay for it.
- Discarding route cards if impossible due to setup.
Thematic elements
- mountain climbing
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Player interaction where players try to control regions on the board.
- End game scoring — Victory points are tallied at the end of the game based on various achievements.
- Player Elimination — Sabotage mechanic where players can remove opponent's Pitons.
- Resource Management — Players manage resources such as Pitons and supplies.
- Route Building — Players create paths or routes on the game board.
- Set Collection — Collecting sets of cards (route cards) to achieve goals.
- Variable player powers — Each player has a unique character with a special action or ability.
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Quotes (from this video)
- welcome today we're gonna be taking a look at Mountaineers this is a 1 to 6 player area control route building resource management mountain climbing game where you take the role of mountain climbers trying to climb up a mountain utilizing your Pitons your resources upgrades and completing your route cards trying to become the best mountaineer
- a turn consists of three steps draw an event card resolve the event card and perform actions
- players want to familiarize themselves with these seven terrain types and nine terrain features that are located on the mountain
- when moving over other players Pitons or climbers you must have enough moves to get to an open location
- when you trade and barter you must be on the same side of the mountain
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