Alma Mater

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Coming from Eggertspiele and the same design team behind the brilliant Coimbra Alma Mater has a lot to live up too. Tasking players with the unique role of university headmasters i n the 15th century. Alma Mater is a fantastic production. The components are top notch and the insert that holds them is more than fit for purpose. Each play will take a dual layer player board representing their university. To be successful they will need to hire lecturers, recruit students and publish papers. Papers are represented by these fantastic plastic books. Your papers are in your colour but over the course of the game you will need books of other players colours too. Each round papers will be valued with the highest value papers being used to recruit more students. Papers are also used to recruit lectures and if you are the first to do so in a subject then the papers you use will set the prices for the future players. Along with managing your supply of papers, money will also need to be well managed and gaining some extra income can be incredibly helpful. Worker placement is one of the main mechanics going on but there is a lot to take in and this is certainly 'heavier' in complexity than Coimbra. There is a lot of fun in figuring out a good engine that will produce the most efficient results and also sliding your papers into your book case. Your book case is important because you will be able to buy papers from other players and they from you. Alma Mater encourages more interaction than other Euro style games and does it in a good way. It's not so much about being mean to your opponents but rather giving them opportunity to work with you... briefly!Player count: 2-4 Time: 90-150 minutesAge rating: 12+ Show more