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2017 Ranked #14,678

Tolomeo

Players observe celestial movement and anticipate planetary conjunctions to pursue victory. Different orbital speeds, the comet, and planetary influence make timing observations more important than simple recognition.

Educational Space Exploration Action Queue Open Drafting

Players

2-5

Play time

30-60 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

7.01

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 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Tolomeo, players demonstrate their knowledge of astronomy to observe the sky and anticipate the planets' movement. Be careful because the speed of each planet differs in line with the Ptolemaic model, and you should consider the sun and moon as well.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Open Drafting

Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Action Queue

Place actions into an ordered queue that resolves now or on later turns.
Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
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In Tolomeo, players demonstrate their knowledge of astronomy to observe the sky and anticipate the planets' movement. Be careful because the speed of each planet differs in line with the Ptolemaic model, and you should consider the sun and moon as well. If you want a shot at victory, you have to spot astral conjunctions, make the best use of the comet, and take advantage of the planets' influence on each other. —description from the publisher

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Category

2
Educational Space Exploration

Mechanism

3
Action Queue Open Drafting Set Collection

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30–60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Diego Allegrini

Publishers

1
Dal Tenda

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