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SeabassDebeste 02/27/18 12:00:05 PM #354:	55. World's Fair 1893 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178336/worlds-fair-1893 Genre/mechanics: Set collection, card-drafting, area control Rules complexity: 6/10 Game length: 35-45 minutes Player count: 2-4 Experience: 2 plays with 3-4 players First played: 2017 There's a wheel at the World's Fair of 1893, and there are cards surrounding it - some in each of five sections. On your turn, you place a worker in one of those sections and take the cards there. Cards repopulate but not all at once, and then someone else can place a worker anywhere (including where you already placed one). Throughout the game, there is scoring based on the relative amount of influence you have per area, and at the end of the game, you score based on the selection of cards you've accumulated. Design: World's Fair is a very pretty-looking card, with bright colors. Placing a worker and taking cards is very intuitive and it feels good to take as many as you can (even though tactically, you'll often want to do something different). One of the best mechanics is that the game advances when people take Midway tickets - as someone who often rushes games toward their conclusion, counting the train tickets is very satisfying for me. Every card represents an actual exhibit at the fair, and at the bottom, there is a description of it. Experience: And here's one of the games that I could describe to you the least. I had to look up the rules again, because it's a very short eurogame that's pleasant but doesn't stick with you a lot. Sadly, one of my clearer memories of the game is that despite the possibility for real thematic richness - and the flavor text printed right on the card - you can literally play the game themeless. And for me, that was my experience. It's still mechanically a reasonably interesting eurogame, but I just didn't wind up finding my experience memorable. Future - It's a quality game, maybe the most soundly designed game thus far. Will definitely want to play it again. Bonus question - I can't think of a question directly related to WF1893, so what type of genre of games is your favorite? What genre do you wish you could play more of? Hint for #54 - You might get PTSD from playing this game. Or just learn what PTSD is like. --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness <cite>SeabassDebeste posted [p:896863221] in eighty tab... [t:76312453]...</cite> <quote>55. World's Fair 1893 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178336/worlds-fair-1893 Genre/mechanics: Set collection, card-drafting, area control Rules complexity: 6/10 Game length: 35-45 minutes Player count: 2-4 Experience: 2 plays with 3-4 players First played: 2017 There's a wheel at the World's Fair of 1893, and there are cards surrounding it - some in each of five sections. On your turn, you place a worker in one of those sections and take the cards there. Cards repopulate but not all at once, and then someone else can place a worker anywhere (including where you already placed one). Throughout the game, there is scoring based on the relative amount of influence you have per area, and at the end of the game, you score based on the selection of cards you've accumulated. Design: World's Fair is a very pretty-looking card, with bright colors. Placing a worker and taking cards is very intuitive and it feels good to take as many as you can (even though tactically, you'll often want to do something different). One of the best mechanics is that the game advances when people take Midway tickets - as someone who often rushes games toward their conclusion, counting the train tickets is very satisfying for me. Every card represents an actual exhibit at the fair, and at the bottom, there is a description of it. Experience: And here's one of the games that I could describe to you the least. I had to look up the rules again, because it's a very short eurogame that's pleasant but doesn't stick with you a lot. Sadly, one of my clearer memories of the game is that despite the possibility for real thematic richness - and the flavor text printed right on the card - you can literally play the game themeless. And for me, that was my experience. It's still mechanically a reasonably interesting eurogame, but I just didn't wind up finding my experience memorable. Future - It's a quality game, maybe the most soundly designed game thus far. Will definitely want to play it again. Bonus question - I can't think of a question directly related to WF1893, so what type of genre of games is your favorite? What genre do you wish you could play more of? Hint for #54 - You might get PTSD from playing this game. Or just learn what PTSD is like. --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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