- Welcome to Ankh-Morpork - the oldest, greatest and most odorous city in Terry Pratchett's Discworld
- Play one of Seven personalities vying for ultimate control of the city
- 60 minutes playing time
- 2-4 players
- Ages 11+
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| Model Number: | WFR4005 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
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This game is surprisingly, ridiculously good! I got it as a gift for my birthday and it's clever, well-thought-out and an absolute joy to play. I normally avoid board games based on stuff, worried that they're cheap cash-ins. This has been damn good fun!
The basic mechanics are that each player attempts to control the city by playing one or more card (of 100-200?) a turn, most cards allowing you to chuck down a minion to contest an area or purchase a building in an area you control. You start with 5 cards and restock to 5 at the end of your turn. It's remarkably subtle and difficult to control an area, requiring cash, no trouble and minions, so planning ahead while trying not to tip off your mates gets pretty conflicted. Each area adds in different bonus rules, maybe tipping off your eventual plan. Add in that everyone has a random personality with secret winning conditions (control the city, keep the peace, ruin the peace, make loads of money, own the city) and you end up trying to mind-game your poor friends.
It fits damn well in the Pratchett universe, as every card is different (seriously; I spent a good 10-20 minutes just looking at the damn things!)
The one bad thing about the game is the playing pieces. Though the board is spectacular and the cards are damn pretty, the pieces are just painted wood chips. It keeps things nice and easy to see, though, as trying to keep track of who's controlling the city can get difficult!
Basically, it's a reasonably mechanically simple game at the core, but if your friends are remotely sneaky, it becomes absurdly devious. Outsmarting each other is absurdly good fun and the wonderfulness of the cards makes it damned awesome to play. Get this game!
The basic mechanics are that each player attempts to control the city by playing one or more card (of 100-200?) a turn, most cards allowing you to chuck down a minion to contest an area or purchase a building in an area you control. You start with 5 cards and restock to 5 at the end of your turn. It's remarkably subtle and difficult to control an area, requiring cash, no trouble and minions, so planning ahead while trying not to tip off your mates gets pretty conflicted. Each area adds in different bonus rules, maybe tipping off your eventual plan. Add in that everyone has a random personality with secret winning conditions (control the city, keep the peace, ruin the peace, make loads of money, own the city) and you end up trying to mind-game your poor friends.
It fits damn well in the Pratchett universe, as every card is different (seriously; I spent a good 10-20 minutes just looking at the damn things!)
The one bad thing about the game is the playing pieces. Though the board is spectacular and the cards are damn pretty, the pieces are just painted wood chips. It keeps things nice and easy to see, though, as trying to keep track of who's controlling the city can get difficult!
Basically, it's a reasonably mechanically simple game at the core, but if your friends are remotely sneaky, it becomes absurdly devious. Outsmarting each other is absurdly good fun and the wonderfulness of the cards makes it damned awesome to play. Get this game!
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This game is so much fun whether you're a discworld fan or not. The concept of the game is quite unusual and is based largely on playing different types of cards. To start with the game can seem rather chaotic. If you've read the Anh Morpork discworld books, you'll know this is just how life appears to be there. However, over time you get to bring strategy into play. For us the game takes around an hour to play, although alot will depend on the winning conditions each player gets and these are drawn at random at the start of the game. Some of the winning conditions will take longer to complete & if all players are unlucky enough to get the tough ones I image the game could continue for quite some time. It's not a particularly educational game, but it is absolutely brilliant fun. A must if you are a board game fan looking for something a little different.
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The game is perfect! I bought it for my friend to complete his Discworld collection. He already has got Thud and Guards! Guards! Unfortunately you can only play Thud with two players and Guards! Guards! is fun but a little bit... Well, it lacks something, some thrill factor.
But this game is wonderful! It has got everything! Tactics, luck, variation, speed. Easy to learn, hard to master. And it's also fun with two players (and that's rare with most multiplayer boardgames) It's the perfect game and it just so happens to have a brilliant theme.
But this game is wonderful! It has got everything! Tactics, luck, variation, speed. Easy to learn, hard to master. And it's also fun with two players (and that's rare with most multiplayer boardgames) It's the perfect game and it just so happens to have a brilliant theme.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Funny, Strategic, Beautiful and Fun
My family (which includes one very big Terry Pratchett fan) received this as a gift for Christmas, and we've been completely bowled over by it! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mahesh Ramachandra
ank morpork
great game. Easy to play but complex enough to provide hours of fun. Graphics are brilliant, but even for non-pratchett readers this is a fun game.
Published 4 months ago by mrn
bit complicated
We bought this thinking it would be good for Christmas, but in fact is only suitable for four players... Read more
Published 4 months ago by SM
Great Game
This was ordered as a gift for xmas and was dispatched and delivered within the estimates given.
Both my wife and i love the Discworld books and my wife ask for this... Read more
Both my wife and i love the Discworld books and my wife ask for this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by R O Parsons
Discworld board game
Nice to have a simple but challenging board game fro christmas, we had lots of fun with this. Even those who did not read the books caught on quickly. Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. P. Woodley
Moderately simple euro dripping with theme
If you are a Discworld fan, then this is an excellent addition to the universe.
As a board game, it is on the lower end of complexity, think Ticket-To-Ride not Twilight... Read more
As a board game, it is on the lower end of complexity, think Ticket-To-Ride not Twilight... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Phil
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