Title: Fun and challenging game that's missing a little something...
Product review: The first time I played this game, I fell in love with it. It was a pretty simple concept. Buy workers to gain money, buildings to gain victory points, aristocrats to gain both, and upgrades to add value to what you've bought. Also, try to make sure you have a good diversity of aristocrats to maximize your end-game bonus. The challenge comes in doing it better and faster than your opponents. After many plays, however, there are strategies that are vastly superior to others, and better players will gravitate toward using them. As a 2-player game it's just OK, but with a full complement of 4 there's a bit more unpredictability so the game is much more interesting. I highly recommend getting the expansion, as it increases the scope of the game with some really cool cards. It also has rules and components for a fifth player.
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