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2005
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Description
Embark on a journey to the 14th century where the Kingdom of Sardegna is on the brink of greatness! Ambitious nobility vie for control, aiming to leave their mark as the most influential Sardenians of all. Command ships, build towns, erect grand towers, and settle villagers and priests across the rugged landscape of Sardegna!
In Sardegna, players use character cards to deploy and maneuver pieces, claiming influence across the island's 16 provinces. In each round, Victory Points are up for grabs for the two players with the most sway in the scoring location. However, Strategy is key because you’ll only know the next two scoring locations at any time. So, clever timing, a keen wit, and preparation will be your greatest allies.
Each player utilizes an identical set of character cards with unique abilities and limitations, and every move can shift the fortunes of influence. Opponents will do their best to thwart your control, scoring zones can jump unexpectedly, and your provinces can lose their value in a flash!
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Top List at 8:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple rules with complex decisions.
- Player-driven scoring and game end.
- Amazing and interconnected game system.
- Blown away by how much it was enjoyed on first play.
Cons
- Only played once, needs more plays for confidence in assessment.
Thematic elements
- Area majority on a map with a card-driven scoring system.
Comparison games
- El Grande
- Concordia
- Century: Spice Road
- Century: Golem Edition
- Fayum
- For Sale
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area majority — Players compete for majority in different regions.
- card drafting — Players draft cards to perform actions.
- hand management — Managing cards in hand to execute strategies.
- Simultaneous action selection — Players choose cards to play, which then resolve.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the heaviest game I've played that I have no issues playing.
- It's just it's just struck this amazing balance that I guess what I love about it, too, is just it's just been so long since it's really been since Feast in some ways that a heavy game that with this much of depth has landed for me so spectacularly.
- This is one of the very best games I've ever played, and unquestionably a 10 out of 10.
- It's just incredible what it does with a relatively streamlined rule set. The amount of player interaction.
- Would you agree that of all the games we play, this is one of the ones that's most like groan-inducing around the table?
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Board Games With B7 Review at 0:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excellent area control with accessible, fast turns that scale well across player counts
- High production values: artwork, component quality, and the transforming box
- Small-form factor enhances portability and travel suitability
- Reprint of a beloved classic (Creta) with updated artwork and components
- Strong thematic integration and a visually appealing board/design
Cons
- No significant drawbacks highlighted in the video; the tone is largely enthusiastic
Thematic elements
- island settlement and influence through forts and villages
- 14th-century Sardinia
- historical/medieval
Comparison games
- Creta
- Keta
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Alternate Sentin and Sentinel rules — An advanced variant allowing the copying of a previously played character card to reuse its action.
- Area Control — Players compete to control provinces via placement of forts, villages, priests, and ships to gain influence and win scoring grounds.
- Card-driven actions — On each turn a player plays a card to trigger a specific action (e.g., Admiral, Commander, Priest, Farmer, Architect, Sentinel) and then passes to the next player.
- End-game scoring and province scoring — Provincial scoring occurs when fort cards trigger scoring; most influence in a province yields the points, with ties resolving by defined rules.
- hand management — A shared deck of character cards supplies actions; players select and play cards to perform actions and then discard.
- Movement points — Characters enable movement of ships and villagers between harbors and provinces, with movement points governing how far you can go.
- Movement points and location control — Characters enable movement of ships and villagers between harbors and provinces, with movement points governing how far you can go.
- Resource management — Agriculture tokens must be collected and aligned with token requirements to build forts and villages for scoring and expansion.
- Resource tokens and building — Agriculture tokens must be collected and aligned with token requirements to build forts and villages for scoring and expansion.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I honestly am still in disbelief and just can't believe that it's finally here with all the recent new versions and reprint type of older games
- this is a must play game for all players who enjoy area control games
- the transforming box is one of the publisher's signature productions
- the game box transforms into the game board as well and that's a signature feature
- I'm in complete joy and so glad that this Gem of a game resurfaced for new players to discover
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