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A Study in Emerald
A Study in Emerald is a game for two to five players based on the award-winning short story of the same name by Neil Gaiman. In this stylistic mash-up of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft, the worst has already happened and the world is now ruled by the Old Ones. However, a secret war is being fought to free mankind from their servitude. The game A Study in Emerald fleshes out this core idea by including historical figures from the late nineteenth century, most being persons involved in the anarchist movement of the time.
What is A Study in Emerald
A Study in Emerald is a game for two to five players based on the award-winning short story of the same name by Neil Gaiman. In this stylistic mash-up of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft, the worst has already happened and the world is now ruled by the Old Ones. However, a secret war is being fought to free mankind from their servitude. The game A Study in Emerald fleshes out this core idea by including historical figures from the late nineteenth century, most being persons involved in the anarchist movement of the time.
Deck-building forms the core of the game. You use influence cubes to bid for the right to draft cards and take control of cities. Each player has a secret identity, either a Restorationist fighting against the creatures or a Loyalist attempting to defend the status quo. Which side you are on determines what you score points for. An additional twist is that the performance of other players on the same side as you can stop you from winning if they are doing particularly badly, so you really want to know who is on which side. More specifically, when the game ends – and this can result from multiple causes, such as a marker on the War or Revolution track hitting 15 or the assassination of a Restorationist player agent – then the sides compare their scores; which side has the lowest score automatically loses, then the player with the highest score on the remaining team wins the game.
The game takes around ninety minutes to play and is more complex than most, so more suitable for the experienced gamer.
Game details
- Players
- 2–5
- Age
- +13
- Duration
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2013
- Mechanics
- Area Majority / Influence · Deck, Bag, and Pool Building · Hand Management
- Categories
- Bluffing · Fantasy · Horror
- Designer
- Martin Wallace
- Publisher
- Treefrog Games
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- Versión P&P
Juego con variedad de mecánicas. Roles ocultos, mayorías, gestión de cartas. Tiene temática del mundo de Chultchu y eso, que no me va demasiado, pero el juego está bastante bien. Imagino que mejora si estás empapado del tema. Para jugones. Lo he probado a cuatro y va bien. Dos horitas de juego.
Love this game.
Regalo de los reyes 2018 Ganazas.
[Url=https://misutmeeple.com/2018/06/resena-a-study-in-emerald-1a-ed/]Reseña de A Study in Emerald (1ª Ed.) en Misut Meeple[/url]
[b]Primera partida[/b] (6/10) Sensaciones encontradas. [b]Segunda partida[/b] (7/10) Mucho mejor. Una buena explicación hace mucho [b]Minireseña[/b] Juegos de roles ocultos donde los jugadores pertenecen a dos bandos (lealista o resturacionistas). A medida que se despejan las identidades, los jugadores cambiarán su manera de jugar ya el último jugador en el track de puntos, elimina a toda su facción de la posibilidad de victoria. Los movimientos y las acciones vienen dados por un "deck building". Un juego interesante que no es obvia en la mejor forma de jugarlo.
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How many players is A Study in Emerald for?
A Study in Emerald plays with 2–5 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 90 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 13.
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