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3 out of 10
DeanTheBaguette
It's definitely an interesting concept - using real-world time as a resource to manage. But in actual gameplay I found this underwhelming, particularly compared to the hype. The characters and action choices felt reminiscent of The Lords of Waterdeep, but that game is easier to pick up and to play. One nice bonus of using real-world time is that the playing time is super accurate! No slow down for players with analysis paralysis.
8 out of 10
Brother Abe
May 2022 Traded to BoardGameCo for 9 points February 2021 First play went really great. I played it 2 player with my wife and we did not play it as a real time game. The game intrigues me as a hybrid of real time. I don’t like real time games all that much normally and may never play it as such. The game flows good and either one or the other was excited to get the benefits that would occur in a few. I felt Tzolkin was a game this should be in the same ballpark. My wife would prefer this one she said where I was probably a little more into Tzolkin, but would not turn a game of this down. I think the buzz is the reason for the low score. It probably doesn’t live up to whatever hype it had, but deserves to rated higher than a 6.7 its at right now. If I had a complaint it was the colors used and the intensity of the color choices. But I was the only one to complain at the table. February 2021 Getting From BoardGameCo Traded value $16 to $23 part of what I got for Lorenzo
6 out of 10
chillenniumfalcon
Three timers determine when sets of worker actions become available, and don't actually pressure the players too much. Cool idea, but not intuitive and takes some getting used to the fluidity. Kinizia scoring. Takes longer to learn to play than to play. Best with exactly 3 players.

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In Pendulum, each player is a powerful, unique noble vying to succeed the Timeless King as the true ruler of Dünya. Players command their workers, execute stratagems, and expand the provinces in their domain in real time to gain resources and move up the four victory tracks: power, prestige, popularity, and legendary achievement.

Players must use actual time as a resource in managing their strategy to best their opponents, using time on different action types and balancing it with time spent planning and analyzing. The winner will be the player who manages and invests their time most effectively and who builds the best engine, not the player who acts the quickest.

Pendulum is the highest-rated protoype in the history of the Stonemaier Games Design Day.

—description from the publisher

Ages	12+
Players	Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players
Play Time	60m – 90m
Designer	Travis P Jones
Mechanics	Action Timer, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Theme	Economic
Publisher	999 Games, Albi Polska, Albi, Delta Vision Publishing, Feuerland Spiele, Ghenos Games, Maldito Games, Stonemaier Games