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Title:
Potemkin Empire
Description:
Russia: 1787. Empress Catherine the Great is taking a surprise trip down the Dnieper River to survey her new kingdom. This will take her directly past your old, unremarkable village. You don’t have the time or money to make your village impressive, but with a few pieces of timber and some strategically placed facades you could certainly make your village seem impressive.
In POTEMKIN EMPIRE, up to five players attempt to impress Empress Catherine by convincing her that they have the most prosperous village in the land. You don’t have much time or money, so you’ll just have to set up empty building facades along the river to make your town look impressive.
Draft and assign interior cards to decide which of your buildings are real or fake. Score points by exposing your opponents’ fake buildings, or by passing off your fakes as real. Each building you can add to your town has a unique ability, so choose the buildings you construct carefully. Some will earn you points whether they’re real or not, but beware of your enemies’ spies!
In Potemkin Empire, you will play the role of a mayor of a small Russian village. You will attempt to impress Empress Catherine by convincing her that you have the most prosperous and stable village in the land. But with her visit quickly approaching there’s no time to really fix your village so you’re just going to have to make it look as impressive as possible. That is to say, you’re faking it. You’ll accomplish this by drafting interior cards which are either real or fake, then combining them with facades to construct an imposing, if flimsy, kingdom.
You will score points by producing goods in your industrial buildings, exposing opponents’ fake buildings with spies, constructing government and cultural buildings, and passing off fake buildings as real ones. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
Based on the story of a fake portable Village built solely to impress Empress Catherine II. Bluffing without lying. Easy to teach, quick to learn.
Potemkin Empire is an interesting cross-section between empire building games and bluffing games. The empire you build is three-dimensional, which provides a beautiful table presence that is deeply tied into the historical theme behind the story of Gregori Potemkin. The best part about the bluffing element is that you are never put on the spot to lie about the authenticity of your buildings.
Like other empire building games, there are several different strategies that can be employed. Since every type of building is always available no matter what cards you are dealt, every strategy is open to every player! The key to winning will be determining which strategy is best to pursue against your current opponents’ strategies.
COMPONENTS:
Cardboard:
1 Game board (21x21cm)
5 Mode tokens
4 Month tokens
64 Facade cards (62x87mm, bendable, extra thick card stock; 29x gray Government, 14 blue Industry, 12 green Culture, 10 purple Espionage, 8 yellow Science)
5 Player Aid cards (62x87mm)
85 Interior cards (43x62mm)
Wood:
1 Capitol meeple (light blue, with sticker)
1 Shield meeple (green, with sticker)
1 Scientist meeple (yellow, with sticker)
15 Agent meeples (purple, with stickers)
40 Resource cubes (10mm, light blue)
Rulebook (8 p.).
In POTEMKIN EMPIRE, up to five players attempt to impress Empress Catherine by convincing her that they have the most prosperous village in the land. You don’t have much time or money, so you’ll just have to set up empty building facades along the river to make your town look impressive.
Draft and assign interior cards to decide which of your buildings are real or fake. Score points by exposing your opponents’ fake buildings, or by passing off your fakes as real. Each building you can add to your town has a unique ability, so choose the buildings you construct carefully. Some will earn you points whether they’re real or not, but beware of your enemies’ spies!
In Potemkin Empire, you will play the role of a mayor of a small Russian village. You will attempt to impress Empress Catherine by convincing her that you have the most prosperous and stable village in the land. But with her visit quickly approaching there’s no time to really fix your village so you’re just going to have to make it look as impressive as possible. That is to say, you’re faking it. You’ll accomplish this by drafting interior cards which are either real or fake, then combining them with facades to construct an imposing, if flimsy, kingdom.
You will score points by producing goods in your industrial buildings, exposing opponents’ fake buildings with spies, constructing government and cultural buildings, and passing off fake buildings as real ones. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
Based on the story of a fake portable Village built solely to impress Empress Catherine II. Bluffing without lying. Easy to teach, quick to learn.
Potemkin Empire is an interesting cross-section between empire building games and bluffing games. The empire you build is three-dimensional, which provides a beautiful table presence that is deeply tied into the historical theme behind the story of Gregori Potemkin. The best part about the bluffing element is that you are never put on the spot to lie about the authenticity of your buildings.
Like other empire building games, there are several different strategies that can be employed. Since every type of building is always available no matter what cards you are dealt, every strategy is open to every player! The key to winning will be determining which strategy is best to pursue against your current opponents’ strategies.
COMPONENTS:
Cardboard:
1 Game board (21x21cm)
5 Mode tokens
4 Month tokens
64 Facade cards (62x87mm, bendable, extra thick card stock; 29x gray Government, 14 blue Industry, 12 green Culture, 10 purple Espionage, 8 yellow Science)
5 Player Aid cards (62x87mm)
85 Interior cards (43x62mm)
Wood:
1 Capitol meeple (light blue, with sticker)
1 Shield meeple (green, with sticker)
1 Scientist meeple (yellow, with sticker)
15 Agent meeples (purple, with stickers)
40 Resource cubes (10mm, light blue)
Rulebook (8 p.).
Max Number of Players:
3-5
Barcode:
810017900107
Publisher:
Indie Boards & Cards
Playing Time:
45
Year Published:
2019
Designer:
Jonathan Woodard
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Artist:
Daniel Solis
Constan Lerois
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Suggested Ages:
14+
Date Added:
2022-04-16 16:36:42
Date Added:
2022-04-16 16:36:42
