2019 · Dice

Crystal Palace

Players represent competing nations at the first London World’s Fair, aiming to generate attention for eccentric inventions and recruit influential figures. Each round, players assign custom-valued dice to eight action spaces to acquire resources, patents, money and supporters; higher dice yield stronger outcomes but incur costs. Gameplay mixes dice-placement with resource management and engine-building as players develop inventions, deploy famous personalities, and compete for access to key institutions such as the patent office, press and banks. Rounds progress until scoring triggers, and the player with the most prestige from inventions, supporters and achievements wins.

groupPlayers

2–5 best 3

schedulePlaying time

60–150 min

cakeAge

14+

psychologyComplexity

3.8 / 5