Masters of Renaissance
In Masters of Renaissance you play as rival citizens in Florence, Italy. You'll collect items from the market - represented by a series of marbles! - and spend them at the opportune moment. You're looking to buy cards among varying categories from a public grid. Different card types grant you varying production powers...Sound familiar to you? This game's full title is Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico - The Card Game. Lorenzo il Magnifico the board game is a step up in complexity compared to this 'smaller sibling'. Masters of Renaissance takes some facets of that game and streamlines it here, though. This card game version is by the same designer as Lorenzo (Simone Luciani), alongside Nestor Mangone. Again, it's published by Cranio Creations, with art by Klemens Franz. There's a definite feel of engine-building-meets-action-selection going on. When you collect enough resources to buy cards, later on you can 'run your engine' of production cards. This allows you to convert, or multiply the resources that you have within your strongbox. This then sets you up for a strong turn later in the game. It's a positive snowball! Like other games that fit inside this genre (such as Gizmos, or Splendor), it's so satisfying when you have that mega turn...The aim, like many Euro-style card games, is to earn fame and prestige (victory) points. But it wouldn't be a Lorenzo spin-off if it didn't have multiple plates to spin! Don't forget to maintain your relationship with the Pope. You don't want your rivals to snap up all those extra bonuses... Masters of Renaissance is a game that on the surface, appears simple. But when you take a look under the hood, you'll realise it offers pleasing, strategic options.Player Count: 1-4 PlayersTime: 30-45 minutes Age: 14+
In Masters of Renaissance you play as rival citizens in Florence, Italy. You'll collect items from the market - represented by a series of marbles! - and spend them at the opportune moment. You're looking to buy cards among varying categories from a public grid. Different card types grant you varying production powers...Sound familiar to you? This game's full title is Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico - The Card Game. Lorenzo il Magnifico the board game is a step up in complexity compared to this 'smaller sibling'. Masters of Renaissance takes some facets of that game and streamlines it here, though. This card game version is by the same designer as Lorenzo (Simone Luciani), alongside Nestor Mangone. Again, it's published by Cranio Creations, with art by Klemens Franz. There's a definite feel of engine-building-meets-action-selection going on. When you collect enough resources to buy cards, later on you can 'run your engine' of production cards. This allows you to convert, or multiply the resources that you have within your strongbox. This then sets you up for a strong turn later in the game. It's a positive snowball! Like other games that fit inside this genre (such as Gizmos, or Splendor), it's so satisfying when you have that mega turn...The aim, like many Euro-style card games, is to earn fame and prestige (victory) points. But it wouldn't be a Lorenzo spin-off if it didn't have multiple plates to spin! Don't forget to maintain your relationship with the Pope. You don't want your rivals to snap up all those extra bonuses... Masters of Renaissance is a game that on the surface, appears simple. But when you take a look under the hood, you'll realise it offers pleasing, strategic options.Player Count: 1-4 PlayersTime: 30-45 minutes Age: 14+
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In Masters of Renaissance you play as rival citizens in Florence, Italy. You'll collect items from the market - represented by a series of marbles! - and spend them at the opportune moment. You're looking to buy cards among varying categories from a public grid. Different card types grant you varying production powers...Sound familiar to you? This game's full title is Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico - The Card Game. Lorenzo il Magnifico the board game is a step up in complexity compared to this 'smaller sibling'. Masters of Renaissance takes some facets of that game and streamlines it here, though. This card game version is by the same designer as Lorenzo (Simone Luciani), alongside Nestor Mangone. Again, it's published by Cranio Creations, with art by Klemens Franz. There's a definite feel of engine-building-meets-action-selection going on. When you collect enough resources to buy cards, later on you can 'run your engine' of production cards. This allows you to convert, or multiply the resources that you have within your strongbox. This then sets you up for a strong turn later in the game. It's a positive snowball! Like other games that fit inside this genre (such as Gizmos, or Splendor), it's so satisfying when you have that mega turn...The aim, like many Euro-style card games, is to earn fame and prestige (victory) points. But it wouldn't be a Lorenzo spin-off if it didn't have multiple plates to spin! Don't forget to maintain your relationship with the Pope. You don't want your rivals to snap up all those extra bonuses... Masters of Renaissance is a game that on the surface, appears simple. But when you take a look under the hood, you'll realise it offers pleasing, strategic options.Player Count: 1-4 PlayersTime: 30-45 minutes Age: 14+
