Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-5
Age
12+
Playtime
75 min
Complexity
2.5/5
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Description
Mid-weight pick-up-and-deliver game where players build transportation networks striving for glory wealth and power as family leaders
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Maple University Discussion at 0:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Described as a strategic logistics game with route planning and network building
- Offers multiple modes including solo and two-player
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- logistics and cargo transport routing and city development
- European city/port network (Athens, Madrid, Lisbon, etc.)
- procedural/educational explanation of rules
Comparison games
- Mini Rails
- Mini Express
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-based movement — Wagon (land), Train (1-2 links), Ship transport cards move along routes; ship can connect any two ports
- cargo delivery and demand — Deliver cargo cubes to demand cities, with color matching and bonuses
- city cards and private collection — Gain bonuses from city cards in display or private collection
- development track advancement — Advance vehicles on development track to gain bonuses and future card draws
- discard/draw option — If unable to deliver, discard a trading post and draw one of each card type
- End game scoring — Points from transport markers, upgraded cities, trading posts, and objectives
- Route planning — Choose shortest land route or sea route with least overland travel between cities
- solo/2p modes — Supports solo mode and two-player modes (with bot option or without)
- trading posts and city upgrades — Place trading posts; upgrade cities to higher levels for points
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Quotes (from this video)
- from just the action of delivering cargo comes lots of options and tough decisions to be made
- I had to strategize where I place my trading posts so when the opportunity to upgrade the city comes up I can get in there quickly
- Would you like to join me in building your Empire in cargo Empire
- See a city with one of opponents trading posts and no cargo time to get there to upgrade the city to the next level
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