Mosaic: A Story of Civilization Review - Abstract Empires 

Yea that’s what I did too

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It's a favorite in that category for me!

Nice! Be sure to let us know what you think of it, once you've gotten it to the table yourself.

Oh yeah! That is an important rule!

Let us k ow what you think once you get it played.

I just received my Kickstarter copy and have played it twice so far. Really enjoying this one!

I just got mine yesterday so I'm hoping to get it played in a week or two

Maybe an expansion away from a 9 ?

We did really enjoy it. I hesitate to continue using numbered scores, to be candid. So many people have so many different opinions of what various numbers mean. The reason I gave it an 8 is because 9 is about as high as I've typically gone, because there are very few 10s in the world. And I took it down a point because these types of games are just not my first choice of game. So as far as Civ games go (for me) it's way up there.

What general did you use, and did you lean into their powers?

@@meeple The General actually and i did. Plus i got the technology that gave me 2 extra influence in each region with calvary.

@@Oaklestat Awesome! And I meant to say “leader”. It’s late and I’m tired. 😴

@@davidwaybright I knew that 😉

Should be soon with any luck. I saw a number of people just today report that they got theirs.

Doesn’t it come with the score pad, and wonder tiles?

@@meeple It comes with beige Wonder tiles that are difficult to discern ownership because they have no marker system (like, some extra cubes in player colors would've been nice), and no, it comes with no scorepad. Like I said, the retail edition feels like an afterthought; like something they just slapped together for us poor folks who couldn't afford the mega-deluxe edition.

I was happy to have the cardboard only version, but baffled that a scoretrack/pad is considered a Deluxe component for a game with midgame scoring. Guess I'll use my 18xx accessories (cubes for initial auction, poker chips, index cards & pencils, etc) to handle the scoring and wonder ownership, which is annoying usability bloat for a light strategy game.

We didn’t have a mat. This was the standard board.

@@meeple ah that’s a lot more vibrant than the board I received.

I haven’t played the retail edition, but based on our experience with the game, I think playing without the minis would work just fine too.

To some degree, players can track what others have lined up as the end of the game grows closer and closer. I personally look at the experience throughout more than the end results, so I may not be the best to answer, but I don't recall the endgame ever feeling like no one had a sense of who was leading and who wasn't.

The size of the map as it relates to the area majorities, is more than necessary for sure. However the trade good tokens, etc. need most of that space for the sake of the more specific placement of cities, towns and wonders.

@@meeple What I meant was: the way it was designed and presented, water is at the center of the board and takes up more space than any single area of actual play time. Our eyes are first directed to the sea, and we dart towards the sides for the areas and/or the cards around the edges. It reminds me of the map for War of the Ring. The map is necessary for gameplay purposes, for sure. The space for the tokens and minis is necessary. It could've been more well layed out if the water part was smaller.

@@shinjial yeah, I had the same vibe about land mass vs the sea also. But with expansion coming having ships it's like it was set up like that for a purpose

I enjoyed Tapestry alright too, but I see what you mean.

For me, it would need to be nearly flawless. I don't usually hold setup time against a game (I often enjoy setting up a game), but this one is pretty intensive. That, plus Civ games are just not my favorite in general. With all that said, I still think it's a great game that everyone should give a chance.