Table feel
Elven Castle has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
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Elven Castle
At the beginning of the ?????????? ????? (Elven Castle) each player recieves a set of arches of one color. Game takes place on plastic board which has 31 pin groupped in hexagon shape. On his turn player must place an arch on pins. Arch may be placed only on board or on two anoth...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1
Rating
6.72
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Elven Castle has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Elven Castle has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and adaptability to different player counts. It offers fresh and engaging experiences each time it is played.
Luck profile
Elven Castle has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements, such as dice rolls or card draws, have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Elven Castle offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
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At the beginning of the ?????????? ????? (Elven Castle) each player recieves a set of arches of one color. Game takes place on plastic board which has 31 pin groupped in hexagon shape. On his turn player must place an arch on pins. Arch may be placed only on board or on two another arches. After placing an arch player gains victory points based on arch heights above ground or above the arch directly below newly placed arch. Game ends when one player can't place arch or runs out of arches. Victory points substracted for each arch left in reserve and for each arch placed directly on the board and not connected to other arches. Game comes with set of scenarios which may add new rules for gaining victory points, and add starting black neutral arches to the board.
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Designers
2
Ronald Hofstätter
Fred Horn
Artists
1
Vladimir Nartov
Publishers
1
Zvezda
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