Overview
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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
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...
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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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.