John Company: Second Edition

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John Company: Second Edition

570.5Negotiation & Alliances

Players
1–6 (Ideal 4–5)
Time
240 min
Weight
Rating

Ambitious British families jockey for influence inside the East India Company to build fortunes and reputation as the enterprise expands—or collapses—in India. ()

Gameplay

Players negotiate and vote to fill Company offices, pay bribes and loans, and roll to resolve expeditions and crises while trying to retire relatives into prestigious estates and titles. Every turn is a knife-edge between personal advancement and keeping the Company solvent long enough to profit.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateSteep
TempoRelaxedThoughtfulIntense
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