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Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along The Canals Of Venice

Carnevale is a brand new miniature skirmish game, set in a twisted city of Venice in 1795. These are 28mm metal models for painters and players alike. The game has a simple game system, but enough tactical depth to please many wargamers. This is the year 1795. After a magical cat...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.25

Rating

7.94

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The game has a high level of direct confrontation, with battles and competitive actions impacting opponents directly. There is also a good amount of strategic depth in confrontation, with players' decisions indirectly affecting others through resource denial, market manipulation, and strategic positioning. The frequency of interaction is high, requiring players to be aware of and react to others' strategies frequently. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much, with less emphasis on working together to achieve goals or objectives. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score, indicating a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation with frequent interaction among players.

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 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation, with battles and competitive actions impacting opponents directly. There is also a good amount of strategic depth in confrontation, with players' decisions indirectly affecting others through resource denial, market manipulation, and strategic positioning. The frequency of interaction is high, requiring players to be aware of and react to others' strategies frequently. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much, with less emphasis on working together to achieve goals or objectives. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score, indicating a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation with frequent interaction among players.

Replay value

Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average, and the game adapts well to different player counts. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and 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.

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Carnevale is a brand new miniature skirmish game, set in a twisted city of Venice in 1795. These are 28mm metal models for painters and players alike. The game has a simple game system, but enough tactical depth to please many wargamers. This is the year 1795. After a magical cataclysm that has changed Europe and the world as we know it, the city of Venice is under the effects of the Rent in the Sky. For the first time in history, magic is walking freely on its streets, ancient monsters have awakened from their submarine slumber and found their way towards the canals of this city, a decadent nobility has discovered new ways of depravity in senseless violence, and the citizens of Venice do the best they can to survive under the protection of the Guild of thieves.

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Designers

1
David Esbri

Artists

3
Luis Czerniawski David Esbri Joan Guardiet

Publishers

2
TTCombat Vesper-on Games

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