| Designer | Yuri Zhuravlev |
| Publisher | Mayday Games |
| Players | 1-4 |
| Playtime | 45-60 mins |
| Suggested Age | 12 and up |
| Expansion |
Viceroy: Times of Darkness Viceroy: Balance of Power Promo Card |
| Accessories | Viceroy: Playmat |
| Additional Info |
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Viceroy is a board game of bidding and resource management set in the fantasy universe of the famous Russian CCG Berserk. As the players struggle for control over the world of Laar, they recruit a variety of allies and enact various laws. These cards allow players to develop their state's military and magical might, increase their authority, and get precious gems they need to continue expanding their nation.
As the game progresses, each player builds his own power pyramid using character and law cards. Each card has its own effect that depends on the level of the pyramid where the card is played. These effects may give more resources, more cards, or victory points. The player who has the most power points at the end of the game becomes the ruler of entire Laar and the winner!
This game is gorgeous on the table. The pyramid mechanic makes for decent engine building although the card interactions are limited mostly to scoring or some free tokens to spend occasionally. The bidding phase is the only player interaction and the meat of the game which will decide which cards players get to take.
An easy to play game with a somewhat complicated scoring system. Non-gamers may not enjoy all of the fiddly scoring and heavy gamers may find it a bit too simple but it's a nice lightweight game to play with a social group.
Visually it's a treat in any collection.
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I offloaded my El Grande Big Box in favour of the New Edition and am very glad I did. The new edition cuts away all of the superfluous content in the Big Box and instead focuses on the core game which gave El Grande its Classic status.
The new edition is much more attractive than the original design and looks great on the table. Finally this game looks as good as it plays! A top 10 game of all time for me.
New edition looks way better, but box is way too big and oddly long shape.
