1 year ago

Gaming boardgames boardgame boardgamemechanics

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news

0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Title Screen
0:24 - Description of the Game
1:16 - Components
4:12 - Final Thoughts
6:52 - Credits

It's that special time of year when the entire kingdom gathers at court for the Munificent Theatrical Festival. Acting troupes from all over the land will come together to perform plays of light-hearted comedy or soul-wrenching tragedy. Will their performance win the favour of the king or will his fickle mood spell a flop?

In Histrio, you travel the land recruiting actors to join your troupe. Assemble the right team and you might earn enough money to pay for an entire year of shows. It'll take careful planning and a little luck to out-perform your competitors. The play is the thing in Histrio, and the world is your stage!

At the beginning of each round, cards are dealt to eight cities where players can travel to recruit actors. Some of the cards are actors, some grant money, and several are animal characters with special abilities. Players then secretly select a city where they will travel, and all players simultaneously reveal their chosen cities. If a city was chosen by only one player, that player gets all cards at the city. If a city was chosen by more than one, all cards are discarded, each player gets a secret objective card instead, and any actor cards are used to influence the king's mood toward either comedies or tragedies. At the end of the season, players earn money based on how many comedian or tragedian actors they have compared to the king's mood. The player with the most money at the end of two seasons wins.

—description from the publisher

To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below:
https://youtu.be/Lfr0miEvhoA

For more information about Histrio:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182120/histrio

To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com

Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics

Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs

If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: [email protected]

Loading comments...