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[Video Demo] Spheres Of Influence - Standard Version logo

[Video Demo] Spheres Of Influence - Standard Version

Gain Influence, Execute Campaigns, Master The World

Requirements

60-90
1-5
12+

Description

Spheres of Influence places the players in the role of potential world leaders. Each round, players choose and play intention cards to build their influence in 5 spheres of affairs (Domestic, Foreign, Religious, Artistic and Technological). Next, players draw from their Influence Pool to determine which connections, deals and banked favors are available for executing Campaign Goals that turn. Finally players use their Campaign Goal achievements to build their Leadership Campaign and claim the title of greatest world leader.

The games uses "character selection" mechanics to choose intention cards which determine the action that the player intends to take and minor "deck building" mechanics to determine which influence, from the Influence Pool, is available each turn.

The games contains:

12x Intentions Cards (plus 3 Blank Intention Cards)
25x Campaign Goal Tokens (plus 5 Replacement Tokens)
75x Influence Tokens (plus 2 Replacement Tokens)
1x Managing Assistant Token
1x Instruction Booklet (Medium Size)

Note: The instruction manual uses fine print. However, the instruction manual is also available, in PDF format, for download after purchase so that it can be printed in a larger format.

Note: Deluxe Version, which includes cloth influence draw bags, can be purchased at Spheres Of Influence - Deluxe Edition [www.thegamecrafter.com]

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Components

Component Quantity Photo
Medium Booklet 1 Medium Booklet component icon
Small Pro Box 1 Small Pro Box component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 18 cards Poker Deck component icon
Square Shard Set 1 set of 108 square shards Square Shard Set component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 1 reviews
Publish Date February 03, 2016
Edition First
Department Games
Tags Empire Building Modern / Present Casual Gamer Drafting Dominion
More Info [Video Demo] Spheres Of Influence - Standard Version web site

Why buy this?

  • Multiple mechanism keep the game mechanics interesting
  • Blank cards and spare tokens included
  • Search for hidden messages on the box

Downloads

LordAshes's Games

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Notes

  • This game contains laser cut components. Laser cut items will have a slight amount of soot around the edges, which can easily be wiped off; and will have a campfire smell for about a week after you open them.

See It In Action

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 9 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well

Fun games with multiple game mechanics to keep replay interesting. Although the 12 Intention Cards are written in English, only the 12 Intention Cards have text (besides the rules) making it fairly ea...

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