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Pendulum

Players

1-5

Time

60-90

Age

12+

Weight

2.9

Rating

6.46

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Pendulum has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to other players' strategies and turns. However, there is a low emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Pendulum offers a high level of variability with different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. It scales well with different numbers of players and offers a consistent and engaging experience. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers enough depth to keep players engaged. Overall, Pendulum has a strong replayability score of 8.15 out of 10.

Luck profile

Pendulum has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements, such as card draws and dice rolls, have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

In Pendulum, each player is a powerful, unique noble vying to succeed the Timeless King as the true ruler of Dünya. Players command their workers, execute stratagems, and expand the provinces in their domain in real time to gain resources and move up the four victory tracks: power, prestige, popularity, and legendary achievement. Players must use actual time as a resource in managing their strategy to best their opponents, using time on different action types and balancing it with time spent planning and analyzing. The winner will be the player who manages and invests their time most effectively and who builds the best engine, not the player who acts the quickest. Pendulum is the highest-rated protoype in the history of the Stonemaier Games Design Day. —description from the publisher

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