Game Night: Engine-Building Games

Game night is back on Wednesday 2/5!! Our third session will focus on engine-building, a mechanic that (thankfully) has no relation to actual mechanics who build real engines. In this kind of game, players collect components or abilities which they convert into better components and abilities, thereby adding complexity to the game over time.

In Splendor, players are Renaissance merchants trying to earn wealth and prestige by collecting gems, building mines, and consorting with nobles. Each turn, players will take one of a limited number of actions which aids in their engine building and the race to be the first to earn 15 prestige points, at which point the game ends.

Once we go over the rules, games typically take more or less than 30 minutes to play, depending on the number of players. I will have several copies set up to play, as well as Component's entire game library…