I never expected to like this a lot, but the first time I played I was mercilessly thrashed and could see the potential. The second time I played I was mercilessly thrashed again and realised I'd remembered nothing from the first time. The third time it was me handing out the thrashing, and the fourth time it was a good competition. Looking forward to playing more, it works very sweetly.
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Publisher: Treefrog Games
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Description
London was Treefrog's 2010 Essen release. Inspired by the history of the city from just after the Great Fire until 1900, the game has evolved since the description originally listed on the Treefrog website. London is a 2-4 player game with a playing time of approximately 90 minutes. Players select cards with varying powers of cashflow, victory points, and poverty penalties, and compete to manage them most efficiently. "London lies devastated after the Great Fire of 1666. This is your opportunity to build a new city on the ashes of the old. It is up to you how you employ the talents of the people of London to this end. Will you favour the business classes, who will earn you money? Or would you prefer to spend more money than you can rightly afford on grand monuments and sumptuous palaces? You must also deal with the problem of rising poverty and how to employ the many paupers of the city. Throughout the game you will be forced to make tough decisions. To achieve one aim you must sacrifice another, which may open an opportunity for a competitor." Nearly 250 years of progress is glimpsed in this game. Famous buildings and monuments of the era as well as engineering developments such as streetlights are illustrated on the cards. The publisher calls London "a relatively simple game that can be played easily within ninety minutes." As with a lot of games, London is about scoring the most VPs. Players manage their hand, selecting cards to play into their building display by laying them out in a line. At some point a player will choose to run his city. They can activate their buildings in whatever order they prefer. The resulting actions can generate money and VPs, reduce poverty or have some other effect specified on the card. Some cards have an entry cost which must be paid before the action can be performed.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Card Drafting Hand Management |
| Categories: | Economic |
| Alternative names: | Londra |
| BARCODE: | 609722858625 |
| In 18 wishlists In 32 collections This was seen 14676 times | |
Description
London was Treefrog's 2010 Essen release. Inspired by the history of the city from just after the Great Fire until 1900, the game has evolved since the description originally listed on the Treefrog website. London is a 2-4 player game with a playing time of approximately 90 minutes. Players select cards with varying powers of cashflow, victory points, and poverty penalties, and compete to manage them most efficiently. "London lies devastated after the Great Fire of 1666. This is your opportunity to build a new city on the ashes of the old. It is up to you how you employ the talents of the people of London to this end. Will you favour the business classes, who will earn you money? Or would you prefer to spend more money than you can rightly afford on grand monuments and sumptuous palaces? You must also deal with the problem of rising poverty and how to employ the many paupers of the city. Throughout the game you will be forced to make tough decisions. To achieve one aim you must sacrifice another, which may open an opportunity for a competitor." Nearly 250 years of progress is glimpsed in this game. Famous buildings and monuments of the era as well as engineering developments such as streetlights are illustrated on the cards. The publisher calls London "a relatively simple game that can be played easily within ninety minutes." As with a lot of games, London is about scoring the most VPs. Players manage their hand, selecting cards to play into their building display by laying them out in a line. At some point a player will choose to run his city. They can activate their buildings in whatever order they prefer. The resulting actions can generate money and VPs, reduce poverty or have some other effect specified on the card. Some cards have an entry cost which must be paid before the action can be performed.
Card sleeves in this game
110 cards of 59.0mm width and 92.0mm of height
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(100 Pcs)
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(100 Pcs)
3x
(50 Pcs)
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(100 Pcs)
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(50 Pcs)
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Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Card Drafting Hand Management |
| Categories: | Economic |
| Alternative names: | Londra |
| BARCODE: | 609722858625 |
| In 18 wishlists In 32 collections This was seen 14676 times | |
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What players say · data and reviews published by users of BoardGameGeek
How many players it plays best with · 153 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 6 recommend it, 69 do not recommend it
- 2 27 27 say it plays best, 81 recommend it, 30 do not recommend it
- 3 100 100 say it plays best, 32 recommend it, 2 do not recommend it
- 4 23 23 say it plays best, 83 recommend it, 13 do not recommend it
- 4+ 0 0 say it plays best, 1 recommend it, 54 do not recommend it
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A selection of reviews rated 8 or higher.
Finally played this with the wife, I may have a new favorite. This has a good tradeoff between dong what you need to to make money while trying to fend off poverty. You have to sacrifice one card of the same color to play a card, and you may have to make money. A good combination of luck and strategy with the strategy usually triumphing over luck.
Well thought out game.Ticks all the right boxes for me. Update. After more plays, this game gets better and better.Outstanding design. Simply superb. Update. Without doubt THE BEST Wallace game.
Very much enjoyed this card-driven game, the first Martin Wallace game we've played. Unlike Tom Vasel, we like the map - may have something to do with one of us being brought up in London. Neither did we find it 'hard work' - quite the opposite. We used the well-established 2p variant.
Another Wallace masterpiece. Cruel and unforgiving, this one takes quite a few plays to learn the cards and properly see the combos and possibilities, but once you get it you realise what a fine game this really is.
CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.