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Game Overview @ Spiel Essen 2010
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Poseidon at Spiel'10 (Essen)
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Game Overview @ Spiel Essen 2010
Poseidon played at the SPIEL 2010 (Essen)
In his 1st 18xx game, the eight-year old little bugger finished a close 2nd with ~ $3000 in a 3-player game.  I was a distant 3rd with less than $2100.
My wife thinking about here next turn.
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Poseidon (2010)

Players
2–5
Best: 4
Playing time
90–120 min
Age
12+
6.97
Average rating
1,210
Ratings
3.53/5
Weight
#3186
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler, Helmut Ohley
Artist:Klemens Franz
Publisher:Lookout Games +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 3, Interaction 5, Complexity 7.1, Theme 6
Strategy9.0
Luck3.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity7.1
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

NauticalTransportationEconomicMythologyStock HoldingCommodity SpeculationNetwork and Route Building

Overview

Two to five players act as leaders of different peoples and command them to explore, send out fleets, build trading posts, and generate the highest possible profit. Poseidon contains most of the basics of 18xx games and due to the relatively short running time of two hours is as suitable for 18xx-newbies who want to explore this wonderful world as it is for experienced train gamers.

The 18xx basics included are: 1) Instead of running a corporation, players control a country/people 2) The goal of the game is personal wealth, the wealthiest player at game end is the winner 3) Players create trade routes similar to railway lines in 18xx games 4) Trains are replaced with common modes of transportation at the time (i.e. ships) with varying types 5) 18xx type stations are replaced with trading posts

Game Contents: game board, eight "possession sheets", play money, lots of wood pieces, cards, 1 rule book

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Poseidon: The Gods
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