2017 · Card Game
Century: Golem Edition
Collect and trade colored crystals while leading a caravan along the golem road. Players take one of four actions each turn: acquire market cards to set up trade routes, play cards to trade or harvest crystals, claim demand cards by meeting their crystal requirements for victory points, or rest to recover played cards. The game ends when a player claims a fifth victory point card; the player with the most victory points then wins.
- Players
- 2–5 best 3
- Playing time
- 30–45 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.7 / 5
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- Plays logged
- 337
- Players
- 37m 41s
- Average play
- 74
- In collections
- 23
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7.0/10
from 41 Ludoya reviews
Mohasz7.4 Enjoyed it more than Splendor (I only played the app). This is a great looking edition, however, the crystals are not always easy to handle. Not a fantastic game but a solid one. Probably worth keeping. It's a good game and a great reskin of the original. Ultimately, I might end up selling it if I like Furnace more.
Juli7.0 - Standard box - Quick game: under 45 mins - Digital version (BGA) - Try digital version - Not interested in buying physical version - Playing by turns online drags the games
2–5 Players 30–45 Min Age: 8+ Weight: 1.69 / 5
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
What can I do on my turn?
You must perform exactly one of: Play a card, Acquire a Merchant card, Rest (take your played cards back), or Claim a Point card. (page 1)
If I play a Trade card, can I repeat that trade multiple times?
Yes — a trade can be done any number of times in a row as long as you have the appropriate crystals available to pay for each repetition. (page 2)
How do I acquire a Merchant card, and what happens to crystals on that card?
To acquire a Merchant card, place any crystals from your caravan on each Merchant card to the left of the card you are taking (the leftmost card is free); any crystals that were on the acquired card are added to your caravan, then slide the row and draw to refill. (page 2)
What does an 'Upgrade 2' card do — can I upgrade the same crystal twice?
An 'Upgrade 2' lets you upgrade a crystal one level and then upgrade a crystal one level again; you may upgrade the same crystal twice or two different crystals, and you are not required to use both upgrades. (page 2)
How many crystals can I hold on my caravan, and what if I go over?
A caravan can hold up to 10 crystals; at the end of your turn, if you have more than 10 you must return the excess crystals of your choice to the bowls. (page 2)
When does the game end and how do we score?
When a player takes their fifth Point card (sixth in a 2–3 player game), finish the current round then score: points on Point cards, copper tokens = 3 points each, silver tokens = 1 point each, and each non-yellow crystal = 1 point; ties go to the last player to take a turn. (page 2)
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