2022 · Music
Lacrimosa
Players act as patrons of a recently deceased composer, splitting play between present-day negotiations and flashbacks to earlier epochs of his career. In the present timeline, players fund the completion of the final movement by commissioning missing sections from other composers and negotiating with the widow. In the past timelines, players buy and sell compositions, accompany the composer on trips to courts and theaters, and gather resources to sustain his career. Play uses a limited hand of cards that can be played as actions or as resource generation; players upgrade their hand over the game and balance finances and resources to shape their reputation and influence how the composer’s story is remembered.
- Players
- 1–4 best 3
- Playing time
- 90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3.2 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 409
- Plays logged
- 500
- Players
- 1h 52m
- Average play
- 192
- In collections
- 25
- On wishlists
7.8/10
from 73 Ludoya reviews
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Mestremuten7.0 Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 1/1
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First impressions · 2 plays
Javo8.0 Euro medio con reglas fáciles de aprender pero que apreta a nivel de recursos. Siempre te faltará una moneda o un recurso para poder hacer lo que quieres. Hay que medir bien tus acciones para poder efectuar combos correctamente. Tiene muchas formas para puntuar y a nivel de rejugabilidad es interesante. La mecánica de ir mejorando tu mazo es curiosa así como también el requiem. Un inconveniente que le veo es que el tema no está muy integrado, la sensación al final es de estar jugando un juego abstracto. La producción es muy bonita aunque el precio es excesivo.
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
“What do I do with the two cards I play on my turn?”
Place one card in the Experiences section to determine your action(s), and place the other directly below it in the Story section; the Story card provides Story Points during the next Maintenance Phase. Then resolve the Experiences card’s action(s). (Rulebook, p. 6)
“Do my Story Point tracks carry over from one round to the next?”
No. During Maintenance, all three Story Point tracks return to zero, then are updated based on the cards in your Story section. Story Point counters, however, can be kept between rounds. (Rulebook, pp. 7, 10)
“When I travel, can I perform actions at every city or court I pass through?”
No: you may move through any number of Cities and/or Royal Courts, paying all road costs, but you may carry out actions only at your final destination. You must also pay the Journey Story Point cost shown on that destination tile. (Rulebook, p. 9)
“Can I perform an Opus more than once, or sell it after performing it?”
An Opus may be performed once per round; after performing it, rotate the card and it cannot be performed or sold again that round. Selling discards the card permanently, so it cannot be used again. (Rulebook, p. 8)
“When I buy a Memory card, do I keep the card I played in my Story section?”
No. Discard the Story card from the game, then place the newly purchased Memory card in the emptied Story space. The card row is then refilled, and you draw back up to four cards when required. (Rulebook, pp. 8, 10)
“Do I shuffle the card left in my hand into my deck during Maintenance?”
No. Shuffle the Memory cards from your Experiences and Story sections to create your deck for the next round, but leave the card remaining in your hand out of that deck. (Rulebook, p. 11)
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Lacrimosa score sheet
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