Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency and low emphasis on cooperation.
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Magnum Opus
Magnum Opus is a deck-building game in which each player is an Alchemist trying to be the first and only scientist to complete their life's great work by successfully fabricating the ultimate alchemical substance– the Philosophers' Stone. Unlike most victory point-oriented deck-b...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.54
Rating
6.98
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency and low emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
3.8
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.8
More strategic control
Replay value
Magnum Opus has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and adaptability to different player counts. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.
Luck profile
Magnum Opus 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.
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Magnum Opus is a deck-building game in which each player is an Alchemist trying to be the first and only scientist to complete their life's great work by successfully fabricating the ultimate alchemical substance– the Philosophers' Stone. Unlike most victory point-oriented deck-building games, Magnum Opus is goal-oriented and plays more like a traditional card game but with a deck-building twist. Players collect different alchemical ingredients, called reagents, over the course of the game and combine them in a series of experiments in order to discover the mysteries of the Philosophers' Stone. The Discovery Matrix is where all of these experiments are conducted and the random selection and placement of Research and Discovery cards in the matrix insures that no two games are ever the same. Earn the gold you need to purchase your reagents, gain experience from your failures and knowledge from your successes, transmute the physical and mystical elements into the Philosopher's Stone and you will go down in history for your Magnum Opus.
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Designers
1
Ian Stedman
Artists
5
Pedro Figue
Alan Gallo
Cody Jones
Dann May
Ian Stedman
Publishers
2
Clever Mojo Games
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