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Grumpf

Game ID: GID0446826
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Players
2-6
Age
8+
Playtime
15 min
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Video dsagRjxlRtg Meeple University Rules Teach at 0:06 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • Engaging bidding and action-timing
  • Strategic depth with multiple bid phases
  • Negotiation aspect adds social interaction
Cons
  • Rules and components may be not final (prototype copy)
Thematic elements
  • Prestige and imperial politics in ancient Rome
  • Roman Empire expansion in the Mediterranean
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Players place clients on buildings or provinces to gain points; leaders influence scoring tracks.
  • bid-based action selection — Players hold family cards and secretly bid; the highest influence gets the strongest version of the action.
  • card drafting — In the assembly phase, players bid to draft law cards and special one-off abilities.
  • Client mechanics and area control — Players place clients on buildings or provinces to gain points; leaders influence scoring tracks.
  • Combat: Dice — Combat phase where Barbarians advance; players recruit Legions and fight; dice are rolled to resolve outcomes.
  • Conflict and Barbarians — Combat phase where Barbarians advance; players recruit Legions and fight; dice are rolled to resolve outcomes.
  • Construction and building placement — In construction, players bid to add buildings to Rome and to claim clients.
  • Drafting law cards — In the assembly phase, players bid to draft law cards and special one-off abilities.
  • Five action phases — Actions are determined by a bid card for each player; actions resolved from highest to lowest.
  • negotiation — Players can exchange coins and make nonbinding promises for future actions.
  • Negotiation and promises — Players can exchange coins and make nonbinding promises for future actions.
  • Taxation and scoring — Taxes are paid and points are scored based on area control; end-of-round scoring occurs.
  • tile placement — In construction, players bid to add buildings to Rome and to claim clients.
  • Track advancement — Progress on the game track; Prestige determines the winner across three rounds.
  • Track advancement and round structure — Progress on the game track; Prestige determines the winner across three rounds.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Triumph is a euro inspired area control game in which families bid and compete for Prestige in the burgeoning Roman Empire
  • it's the player who amasses the most prestige who will be the winner
  • Negotiation is encouraged with players allowed to exchange coins Intrigue and laws to their Mutual benefit including making Promises of future actions but be warned that such promises are nonbinding
  • Triumph will leave all players surprised how much time they spend thinking about the Roman Empire
  • we are using a prototype copy of the game so the rules and components may not be final
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