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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.
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Downsize
Downsize is a competitive card game for 2-6 players, which focusses on competing players firing employees, and racing to make investments and 'downsize' before the market crashes. At the start of each game, players are given 10 Employees, and can discard them either in Pairs to r...
Players
2-6
Time
10-40
Age
10+
Weight
1.43
Rating
6.25
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.1
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Downsize has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the easiness to learn score is moderate. Overall, Downsize has a strong replayability score of 8.0.
Luck profile
Downsize has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, making it suitable for players who enjoy a combination of both elements.
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Downsize is a competitive card game for 2-6 players, which focusses on competing players firing employees, and racing to make investments and 'downsize' before the market crashes. At the start of each game, players are given 10 Employees, and can discard them either in Pairs to resolve an effect (which changes depending on what Employees you discard) or on their own, in the case of rare Specialist Employees, who have their own unique abilities. When Players have fired all of their Employees, they have 'downsized,' can no longer be affected by the actions of other Players, and do not take losses if the market crashes. The winner is the Player with the highest value of Returns at the end of the game. As well as several possible strategies, both passive and aggressive, the game requires Players to balance their workforce and rate of investment, to avoid losing money at the end of the game. Downsize can also be read as a satire of corporate business.
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