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Obsession
You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better stan
What is Obsession
You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better standing with the truly influential families in Derbyshire.
Obsession is a game of 16 to 20 turns in which players build a deck of Victorian gentry (British social upper class), renovate their estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff of butlers, housekeepers, underbutlers, maids, valets, and footmen utilizing a novel worker placement mechanic. Successfully hosting prestigious social activities such as Fox Hunts, Music Recitals, Billiards, Political Debates, and Grand Balls increases a player's wealth, reputation, and connections among the elite.
Each turn, players choose a building tile representing a room or outdoor space in and around their 19th century British country house. The tile chosen dictates the event that can be hosted and the guests to be invited. Players must carefully plan, however, to have the proper staff available to service the event and support guests as needed. The reward for success is new investment opportunities, permitting further renovation of the estate (acquisition of more valuable/powerful building tiles), an increase in reputation in the county, an expanding circle of influential acquaintances, and a larger and highly-trained domestic staff.
Throughout the game, a competitive courtship for the hand of the most eligible young gentleman and lady in the county presents specific renovation and reputation objectives. The player who best meets these objectives while accumulating victory points will win the hand of the wealthy love interest and the game.
Game details
- Players
- 1–4
- Age
- +14
- Duration
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2018
- Mechanics
- Action Retrieval · Deck, Bag, and Pool Building · Hand Management
- Categories
- Post-Napoleonic
- Designer
- Dan Hallagan
- Publisher
- Maldito Games
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Kickstarted 2017 Dec Arrived 2018 Sept
Un eurogame con mecánicas muy bien hiladas. Bien tematizado, aunque la temática es bastante atípica.
[url=https://misutmeeple.com/2024/04/resena-obsession/]Reseña de Obsession en Misut Meeple[/url]
OBSESIÓN es un juego que nos propone, durante la épica victoriana, ponernos en la piel de una familia inglesa que ha perdido toda su pompa y circunstancia y debe volver a codearse con las mejores familias para recuperar el prestigio perdido. Cuando abres la caja y ves esos dos manuales, lo primero que te viene a la cabeza es: “que pereza todo”. Pero que no os engañe una primera impresión porque el juego es un euro medio fácil de entender. La trampa de los manuales es que está todo “demasiado” explicado además de que todos y cada uno de los apartados tienen contexto histórico. Lo que no viene
El mayor descubrimiento de 2023. Muy sencillo de reglas y muy divertido de jugar.
N-DIC-23 JU N-FEB-21 Regalo Chechu Cambiado por Agricola
Reyes magos 2024
Mejor sin las expansiones. Añaden demasiado ruido.
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How many players is Obsession for?
Obsession plays with 1–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 90 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 14.
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