C is for Century: Golem Edition

by Plan B Games

I played Century: Spice Road at a board gaming convention back in September and of the 14 games I played that weekend, it was one of the few that stood out in my head (the others being Wingspan and Sagrada). I knew I wanted to play this game with Dustin, but decided to go with the re-themed golem edition, simply because I prefer the look of the crystals to the wooden cubes. So I picked this pretty version up the other week at our local shop, Phoenix Fire.

Players: 2-5

Time: 30-45 minutes

Ages: 8+

Theme: Crystal Harvesting / Trading

Mechanics: Card Drafting, Hand Management

In Century: Golem Edition, players draft market cards, harvest crystals or trade existing crystals for new crystals and ultimately use them to claim victory point cards. The first person to collect 5 cards triggers the end of the game and cards are added/scored.

It is super quick to learn and it plays well and quickly with 2 players. Can't wait until our girls are old enough to play this one, because it's pretty solid-- a table staple.

We played two games and scored as follows:

B = 87, D = 78 (I beat him)

B = 81, D = 78 (I beat him again)

My rating: 10/10 - Loved it and would always be happy to play.

Dustin's rating: 9/10 - Liked it. It was quick, easy to learn, thematic and fun. (Probably because I beat him...) (really though, it's probably just because it's more my jam than his).

(One of our littles wanted to be included)