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Harbor life, merchant ships, and boxes full of valuable goods in the heyday of the Hanseatic League – this is the setting for Nauticus from designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. Each player runs a shipyard and tries to assemble ships of various sizes in order to ship goods with those same vessels. Time is short as each action can be executed only once per round, assembly of the masts and sails must be precisely coordinated, and the goods can be shipped only when the ship is complete. Thanks to the customized action wheels, everyone is always involved in the game's rapid sequence of actions.
Whoever builds the biggest ships and ships the most valuable goods will be the winner in the end.
Year Published
2013
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Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 15:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- solid, well-rounded Euro that holds up over time
- engaging even as a classic, under-the-radar title
Cons
- older design may feel dated to some players
Thematic elements
- shipyards, fleets, and set-collection scoring
- Old school European shipbuilding and trade
- classic Euro design with thematic maritime ambiance
Comparison games
- Shipyard
- Puerto Rico
- Twilight Imperium
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — choose actions in a structured sequence reminiscent of classic euros
- set collection — collect ships and goods to score
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- this is going to be one of the coolest examples of a programming game that you will see out there
- Wallenstein has become one of my favorite games of all time
- it's beyond genius
- Tower Up is fantastic
- it's pure system
- this is one of the most overlooked games from the Oink brand
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Chairman of the Board top_25_list at 12:03 sentiment: positive
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positive
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- El Grande is my favorite game of all time; it is the original area control game and the cream of the crop.
- Only your best round will count in Coliseum, which is a cool twist on scoring.
- El Grande and the King, with simultaneous selection and Castillo, harmonize to create a rich gameplay experience.
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Chairman of the Board general_discussion at 15:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging and highly interactive
- strong engine-building feel with call-and-response actions
Cons
- may feel punishing if you fall behind in tokens
Thematic elements
- ship parts contribution and missioning
- shipbuilding and naval trade
- elegant, practical
Comparison games
- Shipyard
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action-selection with shared costs — everyone can take an action; the chooser gains a temporary boost
- negative points tokens that can be flipped — on your turn you may pass and flip negative tokens to avoid points penalty
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- I absolutely adore this one
- I think it is an absolute blast
- this game is fantastic
- an evergreen to me
- it's stripped back and still a blast
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