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Rating: 8.3 Very Good
Popularity:9
Difficulty:Medium
Year:2013
Players: 2-5 players
Playing time: 50-125 minutes
Age:13+

Official Site: Game page (English) - Pearl Games


Created by: Etienne Espreman, Alexandre Roche

Published by: Pearl Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, uplay.it edizioni

Description:

Brussels, 1893: Victor Horta builds Autrique House and Tassel House, recognized as the first "Art Nouveau" buildings, where the fluidity of spaces echoes curvilinear botanical forms, incorporating ironwork, mosaics, frescoes, and stained

glass windows. The same year, Paul Hankar erects his own house. The Belgian capital became the birthplace of this innovative movement that would make an impression on all of Europe, and impact the greatest architects of the Belle Epoque.

Bruxelles 1893 is a worker placement game with elements of bidding and majority control. Each player is an architect of the late 19th century and is trying to achieve, through various actions, an architectural work in the Art Nouveau style. The most successful building yield the most points. Each player can also create works of art to increase his score.

The action board is modular, with not every player having access to each action each turn. Some actions cost money - acquiring high-quality materials, building a level of your personal house, finding a patron, creating a work of art, selling that art for money and prestige - while other actions are free but can potentially cause you to lose one of your workers.

These latter actions include acquiring low-quality materials, activating your patrons, visiting the stock exchange, and taking one of the actions with a cost.

Once everyone has passed on taking more actions, the round ends and players have an art exhibition during which they can sell works. After this, players receive prestige points or bonus cards based on the symbols they've placed their workers next to on the action board.

After five rounds, the game ends and players score bonus points based on their architect level, their bonus cards, how well they've completed their work, and their money on hand. The player with the most points wins.

Prices:
Retail Price:$38
Amazon:$12
Awards:
Tric Trac Nominee 2014
As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee 2014
As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Grand Prix Winner 2014
Meeples' Choice Nominee 2013


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