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2022 Ranked #2,203

Terra Nova

Civilization strategy game where players expand across a map, develop abilities, and compete for territory. Different factions favor different landscapes, so every settlement must balance efficient growth with the race to claim valuable regions.

Strategy Games Fantasy Territory Building Hexagon Grid Variable Player Powers

Players

2-4

Play time

60-90 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.86/5

Rating

7.24

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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Terra Nova is a simplified version of the strategy game Terra Mystica. In the game, up to four players each control one of ten factions, each with different abilities.

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Terra Nova is a simplified version of the strategy game Terra Mystica. In the game, up to four players each control one of ten factions, each with different abilities. Compete against one another to explore new territories in peaceful competition, erect buildings, and achieve certain goals from round to round. Use your faction's special abilities in a clever way to control the largest territory at game's end and finish with the most points.

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
60–90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Andreas Faul

Artists

4
Loïc Billiau Inga Keutmann Lukas Siegmon Christof Tisch

Publishers

1
KOSMOS

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