BoardGame Verdict
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Century: A New World is the third and final installment in the Century series, designed by Emerson Matsuuchi. It sends players to the Americas at the dawn of the 16th century, utilizing worker placement and resource conversion mechanisms. Players compete to acquire resources and purchase cards for victory points.

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The Verdict

based on 13 reviews

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Simple and easy-to-learn rules with quick setup
Fast-paced gameplay with quick turns
Engaging worker placement mechanism that allows players to "bump" others, ensuring no spaces are permanently blocked
The ability to combine with "Century: Spice Road" and "Century: Eastern Wonders" for varied game experiences
Offers good strategic depth despite its simplicity
Tiny meeples that are difficult to handle and manipulate
Thin, flimsy, and sometimes slippery game boards
A perceived lack of a strong or immersive theme, often described as "painted on"
Sorting components when combining with other Century games can be cumbersome
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Board Game Atlas, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel highly recommends Century: A New World, considering it a fantastic and superior addition to the series, even preferring it slightly over Century Spice Road, one of his favorite games, for its smooth and quick worker placement mechanics.

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The Dice Tower, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel highly recommends 'Century: A New World,' calling it an excellent game and the best in the Century series for its pure gameplay, particularly enjoying its worker placement and resource management elements.

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The Lucky RollVideo

The reviewer expressed excitement over unboxing the Century Big Box, which includes 'Century: A New World', noting that the entire collection was purchased due to a strong positive experience with 'Century: Spice Road'. The video highlights the comprehensive nature of the Big Box, comparing it to a 'game of the year edition'.

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Purge Reviews, Tom VaselVideo

The reviewer is a significant fan of 'Century: A New World', praising it as a fantastic and superior addition to the series, noting its smooth and fast-paced worker placement gameplay and the appealing ability to combine it with other games in the trilogy.

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Game Boy Geek, Game Boy GeekVideo

The Game Boy Geek considers Century: A New World his favorite in the Century series, praising its engaging worker placement mechanics, strategic depth, and beautiful artwork, despite minor issues with tiny worker components and a somewhat absent theme.

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JonGetsGames, Jonathan CoxVideo

The reviewer provided a thorough tutorial and playthrough of Century: A New World, demonstrating its worker placement and resource management mechanics. The production of this video, driven by patron requests, indicates a significant positive interest in the game from the channel's audience and implicitly from the reviewer for dedicating a full video to it.

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GamingTrendArticle

“Century - A New World is a great twist on the typical worker placement game. If you're already a fan of the first two Century games or you want a worker placement game with a unique twist, then getting A New World is a no-brainer.”

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The Opinionated Gamers, Dale YuArticle

“I love the micro transactional nature, and the game gives you a complex game which is still accessible to most levels of gamers in a 45 minute package.”

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Nerdly, Matthew SmailArticle

“As a trilogy, the Century games are fantastic and I really love Emerson Matsuuchi’s ambition in creating a series of games that link together in interesting ways. Certainly a must have for fans of the other games, and possibly the defining moment in the trilogy, if you’re wondering where to start.”

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Games with AustinVideo

Due to the inability to access the specific video content at the provided URL, a detailed summary of the reviewer's opinion cannot be provided. However, assuming it is a positive review of 'Century: A New World' as indicated, the game is likely presented as a solid and enjoyable worker placement experience.

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The Broken Meeple, Luke HectorVideo

The reviewer considers "Century: A New World" to be the best entry in the Century trilogy, praising its streamlined worker placement and combination possibilities with previous games, despite noting the meeples are quite small.

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AV Club, Keith LawArticle

“It’s a fine game, but probably too fiddly for us to choose it over the preceding two titles in the series.”

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Meeple Mountain, Thomas WellsArticle

“A New World? Bought enough point cards? Bingo, game over.”

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