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Year
2008
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Description
Tinners' Trail is set in nineteenth century Cornwall. You are mining for copper and tin, attempting to sell when the prices are high. To reduce the cost of mining you can place developments, such as ports, adits, and trains. Once you have made your money you invest it in industries outside of Cornwall, which gains you victory points. The earlier you invest the better the return.
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The Board Gaming Doctor Top List at 6:23 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- interactive social element
- engaging economic decisions
- asymmetric play is rewarding
Cons
- weightier, less accessible than lighter euros
Thematic elements
- mining, land prospecting, and infrastructure
- 19th/early 20th-century mining/land development
- interactive economic simulation with bluff elements
Comparison games
- Brass
- Via Nebula
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric play — ply can be done with asymmetrical land/production choices
- Betting and bluffing — players bluff about land value and prospective yields, then reveal and adjust
- bluffing / hidden value — players bluff about land value and prospective yields, then reveal and adjust
- economic management — players buy plots of land, prospect for resources (tin, copper), and build infrastructure
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- thank you for sticking around and viewing this list once again
- it's easy to try them out there [Board Game Arena]
- these are the most underrated games in my opinion
- this is a tiny Epic type of game where it's really, small and quick
- I think this is a masterpiece of micro game design
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