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The New Science

The New Science

450.3 — Worker Placement

Rival 17th-century scientists race to earn prestige through breakthroughs and publications to become the first President of the Royal Society.

2–5·90 min
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Gameplay

Place assistants to take limited actions—research fields, test ideas with dice, publish papers, and build a lab team—to gain prestige. The tension is in timing discoveries before rivals claim key opportunities and your scarce actions run out.

BGG: 6.4 2.62 BGG

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