
2016 · Religious
Mea Culpa
Sin, redeem, make money. Players take on roles such as the Pope, Emperor, Merchant, or Little Sinner, then buy and sell goods, visit the brothel, and secretly donate money and goods to the church. As cathedrals are built, the largest donors receive letters of indulgence. Special actions and perks require players to commit sins, moving their poor souls toward Hell. At the end, indulgences determine how far each soul can return toward Heaven, and the player who finds the right balance wins.
- Players
- 2–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3 / 5
About the game
- Design
Where to buy it
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Full stats in Ludoya- 4
- Plays logged
- 10
- Players
- 1h 23m
- Average play
- 2
- In collections
7.0/10
from 1 Ludoya review
Garfield7.0 What a funny theme! Would have been great if the tally stick would have been made of real wood. [c] Theme: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Wow! Great idea! --> Gameplay: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Simple, but ok --> Interaction: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Let others move closer to hell --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good, thematically --> Luck: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Card, good drawing --> Strategy: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not much possibilities --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Good --> Play duration: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]First game took to long --> Easy to teach: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Rules quality: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Setup time: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Good --> No downtime: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Can be played very fast --> Replay value: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not much I can think of --> [/c]
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