Table feel
Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.
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New Salem
New Salem is a hidden-identity, drafting, deduction, and set-collection game in which players are 17th-century founders of New Salem, where they hope to escape from the pestilence-filled streets of Salem during the infamous witch trials. Righteous players need to keep the witches...
Players
3-8
Time
30-45
Age
14+
Weight
1.69
Rating
6.29
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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
New Salem has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions and moderate ease of learning further enhance its replay value.
Luck profile
New Salem has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, New Salem offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
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New Salem is a hidden-identity, drafting, deduction, and set-collection game in which players are 17th-century founders of New Salem, where they hope to escape from the pestilence-filled streets of Salem during the infamous witch trials. Righteous players need to keep the witches at bay and construct specific types of buildings while witches add pestilence to the new town without detection. If the righteous players can keep pestilence at a minimum, the one who scored the most victory points will win, but if there is too much pestilence, the witch who was the most evil will win.
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Designers
2
Brian Henk
Clayton Skancke
Artists
1
Andrea Olgiati
Publishers
1
Overworld Games
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