

Here is what I found … SetupĮven the retail edition without the miniatures or other extravagances of the Kickstarter editions is already a hefty experience. In the meantime, others have called it everything from utterly disappointing to game of the year, which got me even more curious. So I’ve been eager for a chance to give this game a try, which wasn’t easy to come by, but I finally managed to get my hands on a copy of the retail edition. But that combination of civilisation style game, micro-turns that reminded me of Concordia, and that amazing presentation had me hooked. Despite what my fondness for Foundations of Rome may suggest, I’m not a fan of having tons of miniatures or oversized game boxes. I still remember how tempted I was and how often I switched between going all-in or not at all.

This is another Kickstarter game where I held out on backing it, despite the gorgeous artwork, that enticing mosaic map and the allure of a civilisation game that wouldn’t take a whole day to play. Mosaic has been out for a while now, so in a sense I guess I’m kind of late to the party.
