51st State: Master Set

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

The 51st State: Master Set has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic depth, and good scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The expansions add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is ample room for players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, the 51st State: Master Set provides a fresh and engaging experience with high replayability.

Luck profile

The final luck score for 51st State: Master Set is 7, indicating a moderate level of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

The world you know no longer exists. There is no government. No army. No civilization. The United States has collapsed, and now thirty years after the war started, new powers finally try to take control over the ruined country, try to establish a new order, try to control others and create a new country, a new state: the 51st State. 51st State is a card game in which players control one of four powers trying to build a new country. Players put new locations into play, hire leaders, and send people to work in buildings to gain resources and new skills. To do this, every card in 51st State can be used in three different ways: Raze a location to gain many resources once. Deal with this location to gain one resource every turn. Build the location so that you can use its skill each turn. 51st State: Master Set marks the rebirth of the 51st State line, with this set containing 88 cards from the original base game, and 50 cards each from both the New Era and Winter expansions; one of these expansions can be mixed with the cards of the base game, but not both at the same time. The entire set has been rebalanced to offer a cohesive experience no matter which expansion you choose to use.

Mechanism

5

Hand Management Open Drafting Variable Phase Order Variable Player Powers Worker Placement

Family

6

Components: Multi-Use Cards Game: 51st State Mechanism: Tableau Building Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Setting: Neuroshima Theme: Post-Apocalyptic

Type

1

Strategy

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