Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with frequent interaction, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, the presence of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to discover new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average, but the game adapts well to different player counts without losing its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck on the game outcome. 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.

Overview

Colonialism is a game of 19th Century imperialistic struggle. In this game, each player assumes the role of a nondescript colonial power. Players proceed to struggle for influence in the unindustrialized regions of the world, and the subsequent resources such influence entails. Each turn is divided into action phases and colonization phases. During action phases, players use cards to secretly bid influence in the six regions of the game board. During colonization phases, all cards in play are revealed, the placement of influence is resolved, and conflict occurs. Whenever all native influence is eliminated from a region, that region's resources are collected. The amount of resources collected by each player depends on each players' influence in the region. At the end of the game, the player who collects the most resources wins. The main items in this new edition are the 6 new cards, five of them being Upgrade cards. This edition therefore adds a new action to the game: Purchase an Upgrade card.

Mechanism

5

Action Points Area Majority / Influence Campaign / Battle Card Driven Dice Rolling Hand Management

Family

4

Continents: Africa Continents: Asia Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Theme: Colonial

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