Gùgōng (2018)
(2018)Game Brewer, Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG)
Set in 1570 China, players trade lavish gifts, send servants, and visit the Emperor to gain influence and achieve victory. The game revolves around an efficient and clever use of gifts and actions to navigate the imperial court.
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The Verdict
based on 23 reviews
“The bottom line is that Gùgōng is a great game – there is something at work in the design that felt brilliant, and we absolutely enjoyed engaging it. And in case it wasn’t clear, we highly recommend you checking it out!”
“It’s a weird game, but it’s also the game where you are more likely to screw over your opponents accidentally – by far. Which is to say, it’s one of the most inadvertently hilarious games in my collection.”
“This game rocks our socks as a two-player experience with that stress and tension in large part because it's a really short game.”(4:21)
To conclude, do I recommend Gùgōng? Absolutely, yes. It merges complexity with social exhilaration, constructing an atmosphere that thread together competition and camaraderie effortlessly.
“Gùgōng holds a strong presence on the table. It looks gorgeous, has a modular set-up and the gift-exchanging hand management mechanism is a fascinating back-and-forth power swing, breathing fresh new life into the worker placement angle.”
“Gugong is a beautiful and solid Euro that mashes up interesting decisions with unique mechanisms. You’re constantly evaluating what you have, what you need, what others have, and what’s still out there somewhere. Definitely recommended.”
“This is a great game i really enjoyed it i wasn'texpecting to enjoy it as much as i did so i was pleasantly surprised by this game”
“Yeah Ireally really like it I think it's yeah as I said the card play I I can't reallyrecall anything that similar to it I think it's a really nice new innovativething and I really enjoy playing it”(4:56)
“I think it is a great game and it's immediately going into my collection so what do I like about Google”(17:44)
“I think it's fantastic, so really solid packet, really engaging all the way through. I've got a nine out of ten.”(12:13)
“So there you go that's Google definitely high recommend you need more than three because if you don't or excuse me more than two if you have to then you kind of lose all of that stuff I just talked about so there's not really the intrigue of the other players kind of spinning everything up and really kind of time”(29:00)
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