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Village

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  1. 8 out of 10

    Played with the expansion in five players, I thought the game was a little too long because of the 5 player game and unfortunetly didn't know the game before and the expansion gave even more options to the game, so I was a little bit lost in my first game, liked the game so far, but need to play more to give an improved rating. Edit: With a second play I enjoyed the game even more and I enjoyed the expansions this time, I had a little more focus on what I wanted to do, so I can say that this is one of the most thematic euros I've known and this is a great thing for an euro.

  2. 7 out of 10

    I like the unusual approach to action selection with those coloured cubes and having your own farm. Also, the time mechanic is really clever in such a way that you should plan the death of your family to claim points. Still, it takes huge amount of time for us (about 3 hours), so rarely play it

  3. 6 out of 10

    The idea of your meeples dying is surely unique, but didn't met my expectations overall. Played at 2P, and Travel action seemed very expensive, Market action very static and Mass had too little interest. Score track is unusually inconvenient and last but not least, this is NOT for colorblind people.

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Game description from the publisher:

Life in the village is hard – but life here also allows the inhabitants to grow and prosper as they please. One villager might want to become a friar. Another might feel ambitious and strive for a career in public office. A third one might want to seek his luck in distant lands.

Each player will take the reins of a family and have them find fame and glory in many different ways. There is one thing you must not forget, however: Time will not stop for anyone and with time people will vanish. Those who will find themselves immortalized in the village chronicles will bring honor to their family and be one step closer to victory.

Village is a game full of tactical challenges. A smart and unique new action mechanism is responsible for keeping turns short and yet still tactically rich and full of difficult decisions. Also unique is the way this game deals with the delicate subject of death; as a natural and perpetual part of life in the village, thoughts of death will keep you focused on smart time-management.

Paraphrased from Opinionated Gamer’s review:

Each player’s turn consists of taking a cube and then taking the action of the area they just took the cube from. The board has multiple different zones with specific attributes, a market, a travel zone, a crafting zone, a church, and a council house. Many of these offer multiple options, so even if you take a cube from the crafting area, you can get an ox, a horse, a cart, a plow, a scroll, or convert wheat to gold. Each zone is seeded with cubes of four colors plus black cubes which serve as curses, there are lots of turns per round. Some areas offer short-term scoring, others offer long-term scoring, and still others offer only end-game scoring. The round ends when there are no cubes at any location. The game ends when either the village chronicle or the anonymous graveyard is full.

Ages

12+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

60m – 90m
Designer

Inka Brand, Markus Brand
Mechanics

Action Drafting, Area Majority / Influence, Contracts, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Set Collection, Worker Placement
Theme

Farming, Medieval
Publisher

999 Games, Fire on Board Jogos, Gigamic, hobbity.eu, Hobby Japan, KADABRA, Kaissa Chess & Games, Lautapelit.fi, Ludicus, Ludonova, Plan B Games, Stronghold Games, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Tasty Minstrel Games, uplay.it edizioni, Zvezda, Albi, Delta Vision Publishing, eggertspiele, Fantasmagoria, Pegasus Spiele
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