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Bomarzo

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  1. 6.5 out of 10

    Interesting ideas in this game. Worker placement and pending win conditions based on what players end up doing in game play. I was really enjoying the game play but the end scoring really altered that to be mixed reviews. I definitely want to play it again to really see now that I know. For now I like it but with potential for lower or higher rating based on my next game. I am 50/50.

  2. 7 out of 10

    Really excited for there to be a game that features my favorite park in Italy! Despite what the game blurb says, the origins and purpose of the park are well-known. It was commissioned by a rich noble to honor his dead wife. It might seem odd to build grotesque statues to honor a loved one, but all the statues depict renaissance religious/mythological symbology (mostly about death and the afterlife). For instance, the signature sculpture (depicted on the cover of this game) contains a reference to Dante inscribed on it: "Abandon all reason" (which is completed by "all you here enter", in the architect's notes). This is a reference to Dante's depiction of hell which has a similar quote, except that it is hope rather than reason that is abandoned at Dante's mouth of hell. The game play is decent, though it could have used some streamlining and some fine tuning of the components. All in all, one of our better Kickstarter game purchases.

  3. 3 out of 10

    Liked very little about this. Purchased because I wanted to visit the garden while I was in Italy, but could not. I guess I have two regrets now.

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In the XVI century Italy was the scene of wars and dynastic quarrels. In the Papal States, Pope Paul III knew he could rely on the strength of the powerful Orsini family to oppose the power of his enemies. In 1542 Pierfrancesco II Orsini, called Vicino, inherited the fief of Bomarzo, which elected to his residence, along with the fiefs of Collepiccolo, Castelvecchio, Montenero and Mompeo. In 1547 Vicino Orsini wanted to celebrate the grandeur of his family, by commissioning one of the greatest architectural wonders of Italy. Within a natural amphitheater were masterfully carved huge mythological figures, whose sublime beauty enchants and terrifies those who are in their presence. Even today the park is shrouded in mystery: is it a Sacred Grove in which to bring votive offerings to the gods or a Park of Monsters made to scare poor people? It’s rumored that Vicino Orsini owed his own fortune to the devotion shown to the gods and to the offers that he brought to them.

In Bomarzo, you will have to delve into the mystery of the park, to propitiate the gods and obtain their favor. You’ll play the role of one of the feudal lords of the Orsini and you’ll manage one of four minor feuds, Collepiccolo, Castelvecchio, Montenero or Mompeo, trying to earn the esteem of your lord. If you’ll develop your feud in the best way you will manage to prevail over your rivals. Do not forget the supernatural forces that dwell in Bomarzo: your existence and your achievement will be influenced by how you manage to turn in your advantage the will of the monsters of the park.

Bomarzo is a game of deep strategy for 2-4 players, the short duration of which gives to the players’ choices even more decisive importance. The careful management of resources will allow you to easily take advantage of the power of the monstrous deity of the park. Each turn you will be able to perform various operations in your fief and also you will have to choose which god ingratiate, through workers placement bound by auction. But beware: each divinity of the park requires a very specific offer to concede his favor otherwise unleash his monstrous fury on unwary visitors! To triumph in Bomarzo you not only need the best development but mostly to have tied your for-tunes to the most powerful and prestigious deity.

Ages

12+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

45m – 60m
Designer

Stefano Castelli
Mechanics

Action Points, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Theme

City Building, Renaissance, Mythology
Publisher

Giochix.it
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