Table feel
Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation.
Rich game profile
Kraftwagen
In Germany in 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of auto pioneer Carl Benz, undertook the first cross-country drive in an automobile. While making the trek from Mannheim to Pforzheim, her car ran out of fuel in Wiesloch. Mrs. Benz stopped into the city drugstore to obtain the appropriate ch...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
10+
Weight
2.83
Rating
7.23
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Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.9
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.8
More strategic control
Replay value
Kraftwagen offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds additional content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to discover new tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Kraftwagen has a strong replayability score of 8.1 out of 10.
Luck profile
Kraftwagen has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, 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
In Germany in 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of auto pioneer Carl Benz, undertook the first cross-country drive in an automobile. While making the trek from Mannheim to Pforzheim, her car ran out of fuel in Wiesloch. Mrs. Benz stopped into the city drugstore to obtain the appropriate chemicals to make more fuel, effectively creating the world´s first gas station. By the year 1928, Germany possessed a dense road network where combustion engines had triumphed over electric and steam engines and where cars were produced via assembly lines. Manufacturers began producing more affordable vehicles for the broader population. In Kraftwagen, players advance the state of automobile development and production by playing as start-up companies. They must research new technologies and build improved chassis and engines. Early Grand Prix races provide the young companies with prestige and money, but the players must maintain a key balance of fulfilling the demand preferences of buyers at the lowest possible price. Kraftwagen: V6 Edition includes a new set of tiles, featuring the next technology available at the time, the V6 Engine.
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Designers
1
Matthias Cramer
Artists
1
Harald Lieske
Publishers
3
ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH
G3
Stronghold Games
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