Antares Kingdoms

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Compound Scoring — score is determined by best in each category across all players, including ties
• dominions / land acquisition — buy dominions that boost marks and provide special actions
• end-of-decade scoring / category-based points — score is determined by best in each category across all players, including ties
• foresight / end-of-decade planning — spend gold to foresee upcoming events and plan defense/harvests
• free actions / exhaustible helpers — many free actions from hand; peasant worker can be exhausted to speed up actions
• rank progression / faction abilities — ranks give abilities and increase income; factions give special bonuses
• Set Collection — collect sets of grain, towns, cities, etc. to increase victory points and income
• set collection / card-building — collect sets of grain, towns, cities, etc. to increase victory points and income
• Simultaneous Actions — each year you take two actions; all players perform actions concurrently during the action phase
• stance cards / defense vs income vs warfare — players choose a stance each round affecting income or defense against warfare cards
• two actions per year (and simultaneous play) — each year you take two actions; all players perform actions concurrently during the action phase

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• kingdom building across decades simultaneous play what a combination
• the game looks pretty medievally good
• it's a bustling marketplace of kingdom building activity
• my personal score for antares kingdoms is going to be a 4 out of 10
• the simultaneousness here feels simultaneous for purely speed's sake

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• it looks like this is a 60 to 120 minute game
• the balance between workers (which are warriors) and resources (which are livestock) are two sides of the same coin
• the more of uh one thing that you do the less of the other thing
• this is the next game coming out from delicious games

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• antares kingdoms is a quick playing game with minimal downtime as most phases are played simultaneously
• the game is at its core a set collection with a pool building element
• the most common actions are to draw two cards or to play one card into the building slot which corresponds to its time cost
• sets that are present at the end of 10 rounds count as achievements which are one of the only two ways that you can win the game
• coins are likewise a valuable and flexible commodity in the game
• or they can be spent on engine building such as drawing cards or expediting buildings as extra actions
• two actions or five coins let you glance at the next three events ahead
• this all comes down to a player's risk tolerance
• rank up to esquire and then take a choice become a trade master or climb the ranks of nobility
• after 10 rounds are done players count up their achievement sets on the achievement tracks then reset for the next round after three decades it's time for the end challenge
• antares kingdom can also be played solo with the player competing against an ai whose achievements and endgame challenge are drawn at random from the dominion deck
• we are using a prototype copy of the game so the rules and components may not be final

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• building slot placement — players play one card into the building slot which corresponds to its time cost
• Card Drafting — the most common actions are to draw two cards
• coin economy and dominion cards — coins can be spent to gain dominion cards, a second path to win
• cued card progression — cued cards progress one step at the start of each round, eventually entering the kingdom
• Deck Building — there is a pool-building element that interacts with coin generation and dominion cards
• defense and warfare events — round events can require defense when warfare appears, impacting strategy if you cannot defend
• Drawing Cards — the most common actions are to draw two cards
• End Game Bonuses — three decades occur, after which the end challenge is resolved and the winner is determined
• end-of-decade scoring — after 10 rounds, achievement tracks are counted, then the decade ends and the game progresses to the next decade
• endgame and decades — three decades occur, after which the end challenge is resolved and the winner is determined
• exhaust for engine actions — cards can be exhausted for their engine-building actions (extra actions)
• harvestable sets and coins — harvestable sets generate coins each round
• Narrative Choice — each round offers a stance that can grant extra defense or extra income
• pool building — there is a pool-building element that interacts with coin generation and dominion cards
• rank up system — players can rank up (peasant -> esquire -> trade master or noble) for bonuses and new strategic options
• Set Collection — the game is a set collection game as the core mechanic, with sets counted to determine scoring
• Solo AI — solo mode pits the player against an AI drawing endgame challenges from the dominion deck
• stance choices — each round offers a stance that can grant extra defense or extra income
• Tile Placement — players play one card into the building slot which corresponds to its time cost

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Quotes (from this video)

• antares kingdoms is a quick playing game with minimal downtime as most phases are played simultaneously
• the game is at its core a set collection with a pool building element
• the most common actions are to draw two cards or to play one card into the building slot which corresponds to its time cost
• sets that are present at the end of 10 rounds count as achievements which are one of the only two ways that you can win the game
• coins are likewise a valuable and flexible commodity in the game
• or they can be spent on engine building such as drawing cards or expediting buildings as extra actions
• two actions or five coins let you glance at the next three events ahead
• this all comes down to a player's risk tolerance
• rank up to esquire and then take a choice become a trade master or climb the ranks of nobility
• after 10 rounds are done players count up their achievement sets on the achievement tracks then reset for the next round after three decades it's time for the end challenge
• antares kingdom can also be played solo with the player competing against an ai whose achievements and endgame challenge are drawn at random from the dominion deck
• we are using a prototype copy of the game so the rules and components may not be final

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