Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.
Rich game profile
Xanadú
The year is 1252 and the great Kublai Khan has decided to build his summer palace. He has searched for the best architects who are looking to win fame and prestige — and sometimes you have to harm other architects' prestige to step forward... Xanadú is a highly interactive card g...
Players
2-6
Time
40-70
Age
13+
Weight
2.21
Rating
6.46
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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Xanadú offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort. Overall, Xanadú has a strong replayability score of 7.76 out of 10.
Luck profile
Xanadú has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While there is some room for players to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.
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The year is 1252 and the great Kublai Khan has decided to build his summer palace. He has searched for the best architects who are looking to win fame and prestige — and sometimes you have to harm other architects' prestige to step forward... Xanadú is a highly interactive card game for 2 to 5 players. Cards can be buildings with four squares of available resources that can be used by any player (including the owner of the card). To be able to retrieve and use those resources, the players assign workers, which are also cards.? The players compete to earn the most "tong baos", the money in the game, by selling the constructions to the Khan. Xanadú is a strategy game of building and sabotage, for casual and experienced players.? ••• DE LA CAJA: El año es 1252 y Kublai Khan ha decidido construir su palacio de verano. Para esto, ha buscado a los mejores arquitectos, pero ellos no se detendrán con nada por ganar fama y prestigio. Los jugadores competirán por ganar la mayor cantidad de tong baos (monedas) vendiendo construcciones (cartas) al Khan Cada carta cuenta con recursos disponibles dispuestos en 4 casillas, que pueden ser aprovechados por todos los jugadores (incluido el dueño de la carta). Para utilizar estos recursos los jugadores asignan trabajadores. Solo los recursos que se encuentren en casillas destapadas (sin trabajadores) están disponibles. Xanadú es un juego de estrategia de construcción y sabotaje para jugadores casuales y experimentados.
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Designers
1
Javier Velásquez
Artists
3
Santiago Salazar
Carolina Tobar
Konstantin Vohwinkel
Publishers
1
Azahar Juegos
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