I use it for Century Spice Road, the character cards of LOTR - Journeys, and for the planet cards for Astro Knights. No cards have autocombusted so far... fingers crossed!
Designer | Dan Hallagan |
Publisher | Kayenta Games |
Players | 1-4 |
Playtime | 30-90 mins |
Suggested Age | 14 and up |
Expansions |
Obsession: Wessex Expansion Obsession: Upstairs, Downstairs Obsession: Promotional Tiles Obsession: Useful Box |
Honors | 2018 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee |
Additional Info |
231733/obsession
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Note: For US customer, please check with Kayenta Games for ordering info.
New Features in the Second Printing
There are several new features in the second printing of Obsession:
Tile Numbering System
The builders’ market is populated with improvement tiles according to their rank. The sorting system in the first edition of Obsession proved non-intuitive and made setup, as well as in-game refreshing of the market, a daunting task. The 2nd printing of Obsession introduces a numbering system that eliminates the needs to memorize or look up the tile rankings.
Each tile now has a small number in the lower right quadrant. Tiles drawn for initial population or a market refresh are then placed in numerical order. Consider these six tiles drawn randomly from the tile bag during a market refresh; normally, the rank of these tiles (two service, two prestige rating 3, two prestige rating 5) would have to be looked up in the Glossary.
Player Board Upgrades: The player boards (family boards) have received a facelift. The Order of Play has been expanded to include a check of pre-turn events/actions, and the boards are now two-sided, one which has an intregral country estate organiser (pictured below).
Modified Extended Play Round Track: The Extended Play side of the original Round Track had the National Holiday located on round 17, which is not an ideal location. The Extended Play side will now feature the National Holiday on round 11, which greatly improves the flow of play.
Additional Enhancements to the game include:
Obsession (Canada only, see notes for US customers)
This game is fun, thematic and rich. My wife and I have enjoyed it very much, and I’ve also had a chance to play it solo a few times, which has been satisfying.
Obsession (Canada only, see notes for US customers)
The expansions are a bit of the more of the same, which is welcomed. The game is fantastic playing your people cards on benefit host area/events in managing the estate/family name. Delightful game for those who also enjoy period drama. Get enthralled in the obsession!!!
I really like this game! The rules are pretty detailed, but after a few turns, it all makes sense. Everything is very thematic - even the room/event tiles are in Victorian-inspired colours. Games pieces are all good quality. This games requires a fair bit of table real estate, especially if playing the longer version. It's not a drawback, just something to note when playing for the first time. I've also played the solo mode and it's fabulous. The "opponent" doesn't require a lot of effort so play moves back quickly.
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I use it for Century Spice Road, the character cards of LOTR - Journeys, and for the planet cards for Astro Knights. No cards have autocombusted so far... fingers crossed!