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Holy Grail Games
The year is 1739. The Comte de Buffon - Darwin's predecessar - is writing an encyclopedia that will become one of the most important contributions to the Age of Enlightenment: Natural History. You are among the best naturalists and adventurers of your time, and the Comte has invited you to help him complete his Encyclopedia.
Through a worker placement mechanic rich in interaction, use you dice or those of your opponents to study animals, lead expeditions to other continents, or recruit experts to help you in your research. All this will allow you to reach your main goal: publishing your findings and increasing your fame!
With its rich, strategic gameplay and gorgeously illustrated components, Encyclopedia is an accessible expert game that will surprise you with its simplicity and depth.
Contents:
Through a worker placement mechanic rich in interaction, use you dice or those of your opponents to study animals, lead expeditions to other continents, or recruit experts to help you in your research. All this will allow you to reach your main goal: publishing your findings and increasing your fame!
With its rich, strategic gameplay and gorgeously illustrated components, Encyclopedia is an accessible expert game that will surprise you with its simplicity and depth.
Contents:
1 Central Board
1 Rulebook
75 Animal Cards
55 Expert Cards
12 Round Tokens
20 Dice
1 Cloth Bag
4 Reputation Tokens
8 Score Tokens
120 Wooden Research Cubes
28 "5 Cubes" Tokens
1 First Player Token
3 Token Boxes
69 Coin Tokens
47 Royal Seal Tokens
54 Expedition Tokens
4 Character Extensions
4 Player Boards
15 Continent Cards
3 Behavior Cards
3 Scoring Cards
1 Rulebook
75 Animal Cards
55 Expert Cards
12 Round Tokens
20 Dice
1 Cloth Bag
4 Reputation Tokens
8 Score Tokens
120 Wooden Research Cubes
28 "5 Cubes" Tokens
1 First Player Token
3 Token Boxes
69 Coin Tokens
47 Royal Seal Tokens
54 Expedition Tokens
4 Character Extensions
4 Player Boards
15 Continent Cards
3 Behavior Cards
3 Scoring Cards
Ages: 14+
Players: 1-4
Game Length: 25 minutes per player
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6 reviews
Mary Kerins
Fantastic price for a very interesting game
August 19, 2023 1:05 PM
Nice dice selection worker placement game.
Theme; good Art; amazing Mechanics; first of all, you have your own set of dice, but the cool part is that can you choose to use your own, or one from your opponents (with some benefits towards them). You don't pay for taking them, but they do get a bonus. Which is cool, because you are not locked with only your dice. Mostly everything flows nicely but for two actions on the game board. The first one is a bit clumsy but it makes sense. The last one, and the main way to get points; it makes no sense theme wise and the mechanics on that last actions are really clumsy (feels unpolished). A good game, with a cool theme and one problematic but very important action.
March 2, 2023 8:50 PM
Great Game!
Seems like a great game so far, easy enough for my family to grasp and deep enough to keep my interest. Beautiful on the table and very well done.
January 27, 2023 5:08 PM
Think Ahead!
Very good light to mid-weight game which has quickly become one of our favorites. Definitely need to think ahead on every turn. Highly recommend!
January 20, 2023 9:17 PM
Love this game
I have really enjoyed this game. Played with 2 and 4 and it's more interesting with more people but still good for 2.
January 11, 2023 10:17 PM
Beautiful and thinky
Encyclopedia has amazing art and a crunchy set collection mechanic with multiple stages to prepare for and publish on various types of animals and their habitats. Already in my top 20 games!
January 10, 2023 9:45 PM
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