Cover art for Concordia Venus

Concordia Venus

2018 · BGG
Avg rating
8.27
Bayes rating
7.57
Weight
3.03 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2-6
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
6,478

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Description

Concordia Venus is a standalone reimplementation of Concordia with some added features. Concordia Venus is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-6 players aged 13 and up. Instead of looking to the luck of dice or cards, players must rely on their strategic abilities. Be sure to watch your rivals to determine which goals they are pursuing and where you can outpace them! In the game, colonists are sent out from Rome to settle down in cities that produce bricks, food, tools, wine, and cloth. Each player starts with an identical set of playing cards and acquires more cards during the game. These cards serve two purposes: They allow a player to choose actions during the game. They are worth victory points (VPs) at the end of the game. Concordia is a strategy game that requires advance planning and consideration of your opponent's moves. Every game is different, not only because of the sequence of new cards on sale but also due to the modular layout of cities on the 4 different maps included with the game. When all cards have been sold from the market or after the first player builds his 15th house, the game ends. The player with the most VPs from the gods (Jupiter, Saturnus, Mercurius, Minerva, Vesta, Venus, etc.) wins the game. Teams of two players each may play against each other. New personality cards with the goddess Venus allow for new strategies. New maps (Cyprus, Hellas, Ionium) on which to play in addition to the classic Imperium map. Note: This entry is for the standalone game Concordia Venus. This is different from Concordia: Venus (Expansion), which requires Concordia to play.

Play mode

Team-based

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Auction & bidding Card play & hand management
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Deck, bag & pool building Deduction & hidden information Drafting Resource & economic management Set collection & pattern building Tile, map & route building

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Ediciones MasQueOca Matagot New Games Order, LLC PD-Verlag Rio Grande Games TLAMA games

Designers

Mac Gerdts