Takes the mechanics of bidding from skyrise and adds a few layers. Very interesting player interaction and each move matters.
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Nocturne
Available in an external warehouse.Shipping in about 2/5 days
- 93 cards (44.0mmx67.0mm)
- 4 cards (70.0mmx120.0mm)
In Nocturne, you play as a fox mystic casting magic spells to collect an assortment of enchanted items. You compete against rival mystics, each of you deciding when to cast the most powerful spells to move through the forest most cunningly to secure the best collection. Each turn you decide which items are most valuable to you and when to hold the other mystics back.
Through two rounds (twilight and moonlight), players compete to collect the strongest sets of magical items like firebird feathers, creature skulls, glowing mushrooms, mysterious eggs, and rare herbs. These items have value when collected in specific sets, but can also be combined to fulfill recipes needed for concoctions, scoring you even more prestige!
Each round you begin with a set of numbered tokens that represent your spell strengths. These tokens are used to cast spells and bid on a grid of items (and special actions) on the forest floor. Once you cast a spell, your rival mystics will have an opportunity to cast a more powerful spell onto an adjacent item, hoping to compel it towards them and prevent you from collecting what you need! As the forest is explored, different conditions of magical control will restrict pathways, leading to strategic situations in which players can "corner cast" and secure multiple items with less powerful spells. If your spell casting comes up short, you can always make an offering to the forest sprites, magical mice that have their own cache of treasures they may share with you, giving you further options to expand your collection.
The set-up of the forest grid and twilight and moonlight goals, along with concoction cards and special player abilities in each game, provide great variability so that no two games of Nocturne will play out the same. Different spatial goals and situations will necessitate different strategies and tactics to outwit your opponents in this highly interactive and unique spatial bidding game!
| Mechanics: | Bonus a fine partita Maggioranza di area Grid Coverage Contratti Mercato Asta |
| Categories: | Animals Fantasy Puzzle Costruzione del Territorio |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
| This was seen 506 times | |
- 93 cards (44.0mmx67.0mm)
- 4 cards (70.0mmx120.0mm)
In Nocturne, you play as a fox mystic casting magic spells to collect an assortment of enchanted items. You compete against rival mystics, each of you deciding when to cast the most powerful spells to move through the forest most cunningly to secure the best collection. Each turn you decide which items are most valuable to you and when to hold the other mystics back.
Through two rounds (twilight and moonlight), players compete to collect the strongest sets of magical items like firebird feathers, creature skulls, glowing mushrooms, mysterious eggs, and rare herbs. These items have value when collected in specific sets, but can also be combined to fulfill recipes needed for concoctions, scoring you even more prestige!
Each round you begin with a set of numbered tokens that represent your spell strengths. These tokens are used to cast spells and bid on a grid of items (and special actions) on the forest floor. Once you cast a spell, your rival mystics will have an opportunity to cast a more powerful spell onto an adjacent item, hoping to compel it towards them and prevent you from collecting what you need! As the forest is explored, different conditions of magical control will restrict pathways, leading to strategic situations in which players can "corner cast" and secure multiple items with less powerful spells. If your spell casting comes up short, you can always make an offering to the forest sprites, magical mice that have their own cache of treasures they may share with you, giving you further options to expand your collection.
The set-up of the forest grid and twilight and moonlight goals, along with concoction cards and special player abilities in each game, provide great variability so that no two games of Nocturne will play out the same. Different spatial goals and situations will necessitate different strategies and tactics to outwit your opponents in this highly interactive and unique spatial bidding game!
| Mechanics: | Bonus a fine partita Maggioranza di area Grid Coverage Contratti Mercato Asta |
| Categories: | Animals Fantasy Puzzle Costruzione del Territorio |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
| This was seen 506 times | |
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Unique bid mechanism, perfect clash of brains when played in two players. Smart and compact box. For me the best title by Flatout Games. I need to play it again and again.
Nocturne is proving to be a fine two player game. The art and theme combine nature and magic in a pleasing way. The game juggles spell casting, set collection, bidding, and objective completion in a way that leaves many options open if your fellow player thwarts one of your plans. Play is balanced; my husband and I have each won one game so far, and both times we weren’t entirely sure who had prevailed until we totaled the final points. Definitely want to play again!
Very enjoyable, but apparently not everyone can wrap their heads around the unusual worker placement and area control mechanics in this game.
Kickstarter version with mini expansion and 3D print inserts. Great Artwork. Thinky. Good game. Need to play more and with others.
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