Author: Nathan Meunier
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RE-Wood: A New Material for Board Game Components
You may have already caught some of the under-the-radar buzz about CGE’s use of RE-Wood components in our upcoming Essen Spiel release, Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. It’s the first modern board game of its kind to make use of these unique eco-friendly materials. Gen Con was also the…
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So What *Is* In The New Missing Expedition Arnak Expansion?
Are you curious about what’s included in the new Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition and what it adds to the experience? Now worries! Let’s take a moment to talk about what you can expect from this expansion, so you can decide if it’s a good fit for you.…
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The Campaign – Playing Solo vs Co-op in The Missing Expedition
The challenging six chapter campaign in The Missing Expedition can be enjoyed entirely as a solo experience, but it also takes on a slightly different shape when you dive into it with another player cooperatively.
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The Guilds of Kutná Hora
Today, we have a special treat — a designer diary article written by Kutná Hora co-designer Ondřej Bystroň that sheds more light on the asymmetrical guilds in the game, where they come from historically, and how they factor into the experience. Enjoy!
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Mining for Prosperity in Kutná Hora
Mining was an essential part of the city ecosystem in Kutná Hora, and the city might not exist today without having brave miners who were willing to harvest ore to smelt into silver. It was a dangerous job that paid extremely well, considering the risks involved of delving far underground…
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Designing the New Campaign Meta Game in The Missing Expedition
Adding in more layers of replayability, and giving players the opportunity to make choices that can unlock surprises, is an important piece of the puzzle in the upcoming expansion. That’s where the all-new meta game elements come in. They introduce more weight to the choices you make as you navigate…
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Revisiting and Expanding the Professor Kutil Campaign in The Missing Expedition
Each of the two new leaders we previously introduced brings a fresh, unique new play style to the table, but they’re also only a portion of the exciting content you’ll find in this upcoming expansion. Let’s take a look at the behind-the-scenes process of developing and broadening the story-driven campaign,…
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Building the City in Kutná Hora
Though there are multiple ways to score and create combos in Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, a big focus of the game—both thematically and mechanically—hinges on how well you build out the city itself. At the start of the game, the city’s infrastructure is empty, but it will gradually begin…
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A Closer Look at Kutná Hora’s Dynamic Economy System
A lot of classic euros tend to skew towards players plotting out and executing their own plans each turn, without much interaction or connection between what they’re doing and what their opponents are doing. That’s not necessarily a bad thing of course, but the designers behind Kutná Hora: The City of…
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Kutná Hora: The City of Silver – Official FAQ
Hot on the heels of our exciting new game announcement today, we wanted to share some FAQs and behind-the-scenes info for you about our next big upcoming heavy euro, Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. Curious to learn more? Read on for details! Q: Errr…a Kutná-whatna now? What’s that? Kutná…