Lorenzo il Magnifico: Houses of Renaissance

2017 · Renaissance

Lorenzo il Magnifico: Houses of Renaissance

Players take the role of rival Renaissance house heads, each with a unique special ability chosen via a quick opening auction. The expansion adds a fifth tower of development cards, new development and leader cards, and special tokens that alter resource collection and actions. Components also allow a fifth player to join the competition for influence and victory points.

Players
2–5 best 4
Playing time
60–120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5 / 5
7.8 on LudoyaExpansion for Base-gameSet CollectionDice RollingOpen Drafting

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Full stats in Ludoya
21
Plays logged
31
Players
2h 52m
Average play
39
In collections
2
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7.8/10

from 11 Ludoya reviews

  • PaulDeGarsi9.0

    Turns a contender (Lorenzo il Magnifico) into a powerhouse. It gives the extra oomph in replayability, and crazy powers that guide the strategy. It doesn't loosen the game as much as expected because of the adaptation tiles.

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Rules questions

Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.

What happens if someone outbids me for a Family Tile?

You must immediately move your Family Member to a higher offering space on the same Auction Tile or to an available space on another one; this can trigger further moves. Once everyone is on a different tile, each player takes the Family Tile and starting resources shown at their final offering space (pp. 2–3).

Do Special Tokens have to match the symbol when I pay a card cost?

No. For a cost requiring Special Tokens, pay the required number regardless of the symbols on them; to use a token’s own bonus, discard it and take the bonus shown. You may do this before or after placing a Family Member, but not with tokens already placed on cards (p. 3).

Do cards left in the Special Tower stay there for the next round?

No. At the start of each round, draw four cards from the Special deck and place them in the Tower from bottom to top; discard any cards still there at the end of the round (p. 4).

Where does the Adaptation Tile move after a round, and can it go on the Special Tower?

Move it to the Tower immediately to the right; after the rightmost Tower, it wraps around to the Territories Tower. It is never placed on the Special Tower (p. 4).

Do we get wood and stone in our starting resources?

No—players do not receive starting wood or stone from the usual color components. Instead, the Family Tile auction determines your starting resources; starting coins by turn order are 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 (p. 2).

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