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Plan B Games | Century: Spice Road | Board Game | Ages 8+ | 2-5 Players | 30-45 Minutes Playing Time & Repos Production, 7 Wonders Duel, Board Game, Ages 10+, 2 Players 30 Minutes Playing Time

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Sometimes it’s worth taking the free Merchant card just because it already has a few spices thrown in, gratis!

It’s easily a superior successor to Splendor, and may well become the next card game phenomenon for those seeking meaningful gameplay without sacrificing looks – Spice Road is style and substance, perfectly combined. Slide the trader cards so that the resulting space is closed and a free space is created on the right side of the train stack.I didn’t ask her to play I just set it up and tricked her into playing, and since we have played a game every night of this. The New Indian Express describes the game as "clever," also praising the game's pace, a facet encouraged by the focus on series of small, quick decisions as opposed to offering many options to consider simultaneously.

It’s important to note: your Caravan card has 10 squares on it, meaning it holds a maximum of 10 spice cubes. But instead of tableau-building, you’re deck-building, making Spice Road a different number to both play and learn. Upon opening the box I was pleasantly surprised, the rule sheet was one piece of card with pictures and writing on both sides. Our mission is to produce engaging articles like reviews, tips and tricks, game rules, strategies, etc.When played, this allows you to upgrade any two spices in your caravan into the next-most valuable spice, or to upgrade one spice cube twice. Similarly, if you can sense the end-game fast-approaching and you’re nowhere near completing any of the five Points cards, don’t fret. When Century: Spice Road was released in 2017 by Plan B Games, some people were quick to label it as Splendor’s brother from another mother.

If a player has his fifth point card (with 2 or 3 players, his sixth), the game ends after the current round. If you wait for others to clear the queue, the Points card you’re eyeing up will eventually slide along into first or second in line, and with it, extra points in the shape of shiny things. Example: Tom would like to acquire the 4th trader card from the left A so he places one spice on each card to the left of it B.You don’t start with any, but dozens sit in the regular Merchant deck – no doubt a variety of them will be face-up among the six you dealt out in set-up (alongside different offerings of Spice and Upgrade cards). If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.

The game is ok but for anyone looking to get a bit more involved in strategy this probably inst for you. Although most of Spice Road’s conflict takes place in your own hand, light player interaction occurs as cards are collected from the central market. Century: Spice Road can accommodate two to five players – however, we recommend playing it at three players and up (at two players it can become a bit predictable). Game is easily played in under an hour, which means we choose to play it more often than most longer games.

An often-forgotten rule is that this action can be repeated multiple times in one turn, providing you have the appropriate cubes. Another review at Ars Technica states that it is "slightly more complex" than Splendor, and that it is "an absolute joy to play". Underneath this was four small plastic pots that housed the spice cubes, these sat in a thick plastic insert that is very well designed. To get the most out of your time with Spice Road, we’d recommend playing with around three or four players, opening up the more interesting interactive aspects of the design while keeping play time a comfortable length. If you have taken the last gold coin, move the remaining silver coins from above the second card above the first card.

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