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Carson City: Big Box

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  1. 4 out of 10

    I have to say I didn't like this game very much. The fact that you may displace someone else at the whim of a die isn't a mechanic I enjoy. Some rounds I literally placed the bare minimum of workers to keep a lot of guns and have better chances to displace other players from the few actions that mattered (despite the big number of spots available). A worker placement game where I place three workers and keep 10 in my reserve unused? What? In the last round I literally said "we can simply roll a die to see who gets to win the game, it really doesn't matter much where you place your workers/if you place more workers". And so it was, 50/50 chance of winning the game. The iconography was mighty confusing too for a game of this weight. This is a game that, while having a lot of variability, it doesn't really have a lot of replayability because at least for me the game itself isn't very satisfying. I'd play it again if it came out, but I think there's way better designs out there. In particular Three Kingdoms Redux for an interactive worker placement with conflict. I sound like a broken record. It is miles better than games like these and sadly way less known. Things the game did well: the theme is fun, the mechanics and mechanisms are fairly straightforward, there's a lot of options (not sure if all equally viable, depending on the map), the production is good. Surprise: I went to check the prices for this and I'm flabbergasted. Crazy!! Would rather own TI4

  2. 1/21/16: arrived. Includes Gold and Guns & Horses and Heroes as well as kickstarter bonuses. 7/16/15: Preordered.

  3. [color=#38dc77][i][b]#Kickstarter[/b][/i][/color] + PROMO THINGIE?!? SEE BGB + Broken Token metal coins + MeepleSource token

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The year is 1858 in Carson City, Nevada. You have rounded up a team of courageous cowboys, and your plan is to buy up the best parcels of land in this new town, then build them up with the most prosperous ranches, mines, saloons, etc.

Carson City: Big Box is a collection of the Carson City base game, the Gold & Guns expansion, and the upcoming Horses & Heroes expansion. The game board has been redesigned and updated to support a sixth player and the Horses & Heroes expansion. The game is played in four rounds, and in each one of them, the players choose one of the characters, which give certain advantages. When several players claim the same action, a duel is fought, and the player with the most firepower wins the action. In the end, the most prominent citizen in Carson City — as measured by victory points that can be won both during and after the game — wins.

Carson City: Gold & Guns, the first expansion, contains updated buildings and houses, new buildings, new double-sided characters, the "Indian" character (previously a promotional item at Spiel 2010), and a separate expansion called "The Outlaws".

Carson City: Horses & Heroes, the second expansion, lets players visit the rodeo to claim additional victory points and use horses to unlock special actions. Three new characters are also added to the game.

Ages

12+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players
Play Time

90m – 180m
Designer

Xavier Georges
Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Theme

American West, City Building, Economic
Publisher

Quined Games
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