Capstone Games | SKU: CTGLIGNUM01

Lignum (second edition)

Name: Lignum (second edition)
Brand: Capstone Games
SKU: CTGLIGNUM01
Price: 64.95 CAD
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Designer	Alexander Huemer
Publisher	Capstone Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	90-120 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Accessories	Meeple Realty - Lignum Cabin
Additional Info	222407/lignum-second-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/222407/lignum-second-edition/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Starting with a limited amount of resources and workers, you set out to run your lumber mill as efficiently as possible. Savvy investments and proper planning will ensure that your mill will be the most profitable. Be cautious, however, for competition is fierce! You will need to secure the best cutting areas, make use of limited contract workers, and continually update and replace your equipment. Your competitors are not the only thing to worry about as you will also need to store enough firewood and food to survive the harsh winters.

Lignum is a strategic optimization game that portrays the logging industry in the 19th century. Each round, players travel to the nearby forest, picking up tools and hiring workers along the way. After felling timber, players must decide how to transport their wood to their sawmills and if the wood should be processed or sold immediately, all the while optimizing their entire processing chain.

The second edition of Lignum also includes the "Joinery & Buildings" expansion. In this expansion, players can visit two additional locations along the supply path. Players may now acquire special buildings that give them unique, special abilities for the remainder of the game. Additionally, players can acquire joiners to help generate more income each round; if those joiners are supplied with the appropriate wood, players can earn extra money at the end of the game!

This game clicked with me

This was our first Huemer game and it sat on the shelf for a long time. Oddly when we opened it we didn't get green meeple workers, but a purple colour instead--ok...

The first couple of plays were write-offs as I had missed a few rules. But then I got it and the game because one of my favourite "love/hate" games. The game seems to almost be a simulation and I can certainly see why some people would absolutely hate it because of that. And the theme, well, how many people even know (or care) about the history of forestry? (I'm from BC, so forestry is interesting to me)

That said, there is something about the way the game works with its extremely tight management that is fascinating. The margins are paper thin most of the time and if a player is not observing and planning, they can mess up their season and potentially the rest of the game (I've done this). We created a house rule to ask a player who skips acquiring a specific worker on the path if they intended to do so, and when we play we banter about our moves which helps lubricate what could be a dry game. If you like planning, you'll like this great game. This version adds a couple of new mini expansions that add further variability.

Arrived Quickly

Everything arrived quickly and in good order.

Kelp: fun but a bit lopsided

My partner and I have played this a couple times from both roles and while it’s fun, it definitely feels like the odds are stacked perhaps a little too heavily against the shark. Because of this, it can be tough to convince people to play as it sort of feels like you already know who is going to win by which character you get. That said, I will still continue to play it for the challenge of trying to win with the shark…it will likely just not feature very heavily in my two player game rotation.

Tous ceux avec qui j'ai joué l'ont adoré!

Pour moi j'ai acheté les boitiers rouge et violet afin de jouer avec plus de personnes et ensuite j'ai acheté le coffret Deluxe pour l'offrir en cadeau.

Great game!

A great shedding game where you play poker hands and power cards.

Nightfall Lite but Not Nightfall 2.0

If you liked Nightfall, but thought individual creature combat was too tedious? You'll probably like this.

If you liked Nightfall but thought the game was too slow to ramp up, or too long to finish/hand out all wounds, you'll like this.

If you thought Nightfall's "Private Archive" claims ended to overpower the game based on luck of the draw, you'll like Unchained's 3x3 market grid.
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As far as deck builders go, I like Unchained. It will take awhile to really know the card power combos. The symbols look overwhelming at first, but are kind of intuitive once you're used to how the cards work. Combat is total offense vs total defense and result is one fatigue (wound). So no MTG-ish "creature 1 attacks player B and creature 2 takes 3 wounds against player C." It does speed up and simplify the game a lot. The 3x3 card market is brilliant. You can get cards you want and/or clear out cards you don't want your opponents to get. Much more variety of cards to cycle through than 8+2 archives = 10 cards to choose from per game.

Solid 4/5 all around. I'd give 5/5 if there was a happy medium in combat between Nightfall and Unchained. Not as super simplified as Unchained, but not like Nightfall's individual cards combat. Maybe a power on some cards "stays in play after combat" so there's a larger chance of different strategies than "I punch you, you punch me, repeat"

Lignum (second edition)

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