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2018 Ranked #12,764

Taiwan Formosa

City-building resource game has developers build the right structures at the right time and place to influence Taiwan. Area control and precise timing turn a construction boom into a contest for the most points.

City Building Area Majority / Influence Delayed Purchase Mechanism: Tableau Building

Players

2-5

Play time

50-60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

6.71

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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After World War II and subsequent land reforms, Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth known as the "Taiwan Miracle," which resulted in a construction boom all across the island.

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After World War II and subsequent land reforms, Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth known as the "Taiwan Miracle," which resulted in a construction boom all across the island. With the economy opening up and fortunes to be made everywhere, will you rise above your rivals to become the most influential developer in all of Taiwan? Taiwan is a resource management city-building game that requires area control and precise timing. Players run construction companies in Taiwan and manage their resources to build the right combination of structures at the right times and places to score the most points and win the game!

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–4
Play time
50–60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.7/5
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Designers

1
Zong-Ger(??)

Publishers

1
Good Game Studio

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