AFTERTHOUGHTS | It's a Wonderful Kingdom - Post Gameplay Review
13Afterthoughts is the segment where we talk about a game after we play it, and the game we're talking about here is It's a Wonderful Kingdom from @Lucky Duck Games! You can see our full playthrough here: https://youtu.be/G984JE4f7d0
In this review of It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Alison and Devon recap their game and break down where things started to go wrong for Alison. Later in the video Daniel joins and they discuss the similarities and differences between It's a Wonderful Kingdom and It's a Wonderful World.
It's a Wonderful Kingdom is a 2 player successor to it's a Wonderful World. It's a Wonderful Kingdom has a completely redesigned drafting system that adds multiple layers of competition and trickery to the game.
From the Publisher:
It's a Wonderful Kingdom is a standalone solo or 2-player game in a Low-Fantasy universe. Inspired by the core mechanics of its predecessor "It's a Wonderful World", this new game offers more interaction, a bluff mechanism and new challenges.
The game is played using modules, each different and offering mechanical twists. Each game, players will choose one of the different modules to compete against each other. The game is divided into 4 rounds. Each round having 3 phases.
Split & Trap
Players take turns placing their cards on two piles at the center of the table.
One player picks 2 cards from his hand and place it either on the same pile, or split it among the two piles. The other player chooses a pile. This step is repeated alternatively until the players have placed all the cards from their hands.
Furthermore, each player has 2 Trap tokens which can be used to place face down cards.
Planification
Each player chooses, for the cards he has collected, which ones to build and which ones to recycle in order to accelerate the development.
Sequential Production
Each player produces the resources of his Kingdom in a sequential way. The resources being produced in a certain order, it is necessary to anticipate the sequences to optimize the production and development.
At the end of the 4th round, the player with the most victory points wins the game.
This playthrough was sponsored by Lucky Duck Games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/327711/its-wonderful-kingdom
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