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Infamy

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  1. 8 out of 10

    Cyberpunk theme that combines an interesting bidding element with action selection and multiple paths to victory. Using a fixed number of bribes as currency, one of which you must spend just to bid, is an interesting approach. The ability to re-enter a bid after you've passed presents an interesting dynamic. Some people seem to really dislike that mechanic, but I found it added some solid tension to the game. Combined with the day/night element, you really had to strategize about how to spend those bribes. I feel like we didn't dig into the faction cards as much as we should have due to inexperience, so I want to explore those some more. If anything, I would prefer a little more variability with the contacts and perhaps one or two more sectors, but it's fine as is, and could be easily expanded.

  2. 8 out of 10

    Very immersive, fun game. We kludged a 2-player variant (essentially rolling a die for a 3rd player) and it worked fairly well. I'm looking forward to playing it with more.

  3. 8 out of 10

    An euro with a well implemented theme. Engine building and resource management mechanism mixed with bidding and take-that makes the infamy a real thing in the game. Definitely one that needs to be played at least once and if you like the theme as much as I do then it could be an underrated gem.

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Game description from the publisher:

In the Martian mining colony of ARES-6, crime pays. Three factions vie for control of this corrupt new world and everything within it. You are a mercenary known as a "freelancer", here to profit off the conflict, to make a name for yourself – but ambition alone isn’t enough. A network of seedy contacts will assist you in undertaking the dangerous missions necessary to bolster your rep. Whether it’s hiring henchmen to carry out your dirty work or plotting with secret schemes, you’ll let nothing stand between you and your squalid goals.

In Infamy, players find that nearly anything can be bought for the right price. Players attempt to win the game by being the first to reach 15 Infamy points or by reaching the highest reputation level in any one of three factions: the Harada Cartel, the Trust Megacorp, or the PKD Militia. The core of this auction and influence game is the "Pay to Play" mechanism in which players must sacrifice bidding power in order to place any bids at all. Spend too much time bidding against an opponent, and your currency will dwindle – but if you refuse to bid, you’ll be forced to watch your opponent acquire all those things that only the criminal underworld can deliver.

Here at the end of the world, where everyone and everything has its price, there is but a single ambition that endures: Infamy.

Ages

13+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

60m – 60m
Designer

Travis R. Chance
Mechanics

Auction/Bidding, Secret Unit Deployment, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That, Worker Placement
Theme

Economic, Mafia, Science Fiction
Publisher

Mercury Games
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