Cover art for Professor Pugnacious

Professor Pugnacious

2013 · BGG
Avg rating
5.63
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
83

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Description

Professor Pugnacious, full title Professor Pugnacious' Portfolio of Perils, Pugilism, and Perfidy: The Card Game of Victorian Combat is a fast-paced, tactical, deck-building game in which players take on the roles of rival proteges of Professor Pugnacious, building their decks to defeat adversaries and foil each other in a highly thematic game of Steampunk adventurers combating Gothic horrors. Each player has access to only a portion of the pool of cards that can be purchased, which changes each turn and can be affected by played cards. Players attempt to gain enough Fight to defeat Enemies, as well as Failure to cause their rival players to lose their combats, and Skill to acquire more cards and disable traps. The game ends with the defeat of the Finale, a difficult and rewarding opponent.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Area control & tactical conflict Deck, bag & pool building
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Drafting

Game type

Card game Board game

What it’s about

Science fiction & space Horror & the supernatural

Publishers

Sixpence Games

Designers

Thomas Eliot (II)