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Secret Societies

Game ID: GID0452314
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-5
Age
14+
Playtime
105 min
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Description

Global domination auction game where rival secret factions compete in high-stakes auctions deploying agents and launching projects

Description

Global domination auction game where rival secret factions compete in high-stakes auctions deploying agents and launching projects

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Unique auction mechanism with asymmetric powers
  • Deep engine-building and strategic diversity
  • Expansions add more asymmetric options
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • asymmetric faction bidding with action upgrades and engine-building
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • auction/bidding — Asymmetric factions bid on actions and upgrade economies.
  • Set collection/generalization vs. specialization — Balancing different strategic goals for scoring.
  • Worker-placement+engine-building — Build a tableau of countries with resources and outputs; upgrades improve actions.
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  • Kingdom Crossing is like Animal Crossing.
  • It's a light to mid Euro game with very nice mechanism which is based on the seven bridges of Kernixburg problem.
  • The engine building is very satisfying.
  • There are a lot of timing puzzles here. You have to manage your money.
  • Beaver worker… it's cute.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • The secret society with the most power claims complete dominance over the world.
  • There’s eight factions.
  • You can put on a mask and then the reptile people are amongst us.
  • If you want world dominance, maybe this game is for you.
  • The more you play it, the better you get.
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