Dice · Economic

Crystal Palace

In Crystal Palace, players take on the role of a nation at the time of the first World Fair in London (1851), trying to create a buzz with spectacular inventions and the support of famous and powerful people.

2–5 players150 minages 14heavy difficulty

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What is Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace is a dice-placement game in which the players themselves determine the stats of their dice at the beginning of each round. The higher the number, the better — but it comes at a price. In the course of the game, dice are placed on eight action locations (Patent Office, Reform Club, London Times, Port of London, Waterloo Station, British Museum, Bank of England, Westminster) in a competition for the best resources, patents, and brains.

In a world of slightly weird inventions, you will meet people like Phileas Fogg, Levi Strauss and Amelia Edwards, and invent gadgets such as the Thinking machine, the Beer glass counter or the Climate changer.

—description from the publisher

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Game details

Players: 2–5
Age: +14
Duration: 150 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2019
Mechanics: End Game Bonuses · Income · Loans
Categories: Dice · Economic
Designer: Carsten Lauber
Publisher: Maldito Games

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davidarribas6/10

Sensaciones con una partida: Típico euro de colocación de trabajadores que se juega rápido y es entretenido, el sistema de colocación, y la selección de acciones están bien hilvanadas y el juego se desarrolla bastante bien. Recomendado para quien le gusten los juegos de este tipo

elalonsou8/10

Buen juego, tienes que gestionar muy bien el no usar valores muy altos en los dados para no quedarte sin dinero y tambien no poner demasiado bajo para que no te quiten las acciones