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2020 Ranked #15,758

Urgency

Draft from shared options to assemble a plan over successive turns.

Ancient Educational Open Drafting Race

Players

2

Play time

20-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

9.06

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?

Urgency is a 2-player strategic race game based on the oldest complete board game in the world. You build your strategy throughout the game in the form of rule-modifying rule cards.

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Urgency is a 2-player strategic race game based on the oldest complete board game in the world. You build your strategy throughout the game in the form of rule-modifying rule cards. There are 4 distinct decks whose cards enable completely different strategies: Ibex adds agility, Bull adds attack, Lion provides control, and Tortoise provides defense. Unlock cards throughout the game in new combinations that make every game a completely unique experience. —description from the designer

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Alex Coburn

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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