Coloma

2019 · City Building

Coloma

Players take the role of pioneers in Gold Rush–era California, prospecting for gold, recruiting workers, buying horses, and establishing businesses and camps across a growing frontier. Each chapter begins with simultaneous action selection; if a majority choose the same action, that choice becomes a Bust and loses its Boom bonus. Players then resolve actions in turn to collect resources, move wagons, build bridges and businesses, and place gunmen. A rotating board section shifts available actions between chapters. When the rotating section reaches high noon, a shootout against outlaws resolves: rewards depend on whether players’ combined gunmen outnumber the outlaws. The game ends after the third shootout and highest score wins.

Players
1–6 best 4
Playing time
60–90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3 / 5
7.5 on Ludoyafrom $67.03American WestVariable Phase OrderHand ManagementWorker Placement

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Plays logged
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Players
1h 59m
Average play
45
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9
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  • Garfield8.0

    #1 There are a lot of details here in this game which makes a strong theme. Interesting rondel action mechanism. [c] Theme: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Gameplay: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good amount of choices --> Interaction: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Good amount of interaction --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very nice --> Luck: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]The rondel can be random --> Strategy: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Multiple strategies, you have to focus --> Components: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Play duration: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]For such a game very good --> Easy to teach: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Takes very long (60min) --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: <!-- size 7]can't remember --> No downtime: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Replay value: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Different strategies --> [/c]

  • Mestremuten6.0

    Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1

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