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Cosmolancer
Auf Heller und Pfennig takes participants to a medieval marketplace. Each turn, players place tiles onto the grid board that modify (either positively or negatively) the amount of money to be made by the shops that share that tile's row or column. Three times the board is filled with tiles and shop money is earned, after which the player with the most money wins.
What is Cosmolancer
Auf Heller und Pfennig takes participants to a medieval marketplace. Each turn, players place tiles onto the grid board that modify (either positively or negatively) the amount of money to be made by the shops that share that tile's row or column. Three times the board is filled with tiles and shop money is earned, after which the player with the most money wins.
In Kingdoms, the first English-language version of Auf Heller und Pfennig, players try to collect the most gold by establishing castles in the richest regions of the realm while avoiding hazards like dragons, swamps, and trolls. The 2011 edition includes detailed plastic castles, a streamlined rulebook, and the addition of a wizard tile — one that increases the rank of adjacent castles, multiplying their scores — previously available only at game conventions.
As of 2024, Cosmolancer is the newest version of this design, with players taking the role of freelance photographers in space! As in the other versions, the game lasts three rounds, and to start a round, each player draws a random tile and keeps it secret. On a turn, you either:
• Draw a tile and place it in an empty space on the 6x5 grid.
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +9
- Duration
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1994
- Mechanics
- Tile Placement
- Categories
- Abstract Strategy · Fantasy · Medieval
- Designer
- Reiner Knizia
- Publisher
- Fantasmagoria · Menart · Hans im Glück · ADC Blackfire Entertainment
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Quite mathematical tile lying game. Not very nice looking. You have to be lucky and clever to get good positions.
Reiner Knizia lo volvió a hacer, sencillo pero adictivo. Sumar, restar, bloquear con las losetas.
Kniza en su linea, te entretiene las 2 primeras partidas y esta mejor que su media de juegos, pero tampoco destaca.
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How many players is Cosmolancer for?
Cosmolancer plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 45 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 9.
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