#paxrenaissance

[illuminatinggames]

Pax Renaissance. I got Cromwell on my first turn, so I figured I had to give the Reformation in England a shot. Cromwell was able to both usurp the English crown and turn it into a Protestant theocracy, and then carry the reformation across the channel to France. I was vaguely close-ish to the religious win a couple times, but I just didn’t have the depth to pull it off. Winning the religious victory via Protestantism is a tough row to hoe; Islam and Catholicism are much stronger plays, but you go with the cards 😄. The winner went the globalization/mercantilism route, which I’m not sure I’ve seen before in ~10-ish games. Just as a game, mechanically and narratively, Pax Renaissance is probably SMG’s best, but I admit I find the humanity of Greenland and Neanderthal more engaging. We played with a bunch of cards from the expansion; they seemed like a bit of a mixed bag and I’m not sure I liked them - some are really, really strong. Not the no-brainer to add that the Pax Pamir expansion cards are. But I’d definitely give them some more play to explore. Anyway, I always enjoy this and the playing time of 2hr-ish is perfect. #bgg #boardgamegeek #boardgames #sierramadregames #paxrenaissance (at Game Kastle - Mountain View)

[illuminatinggames]

Pax Renaissance. This game is just totally entertaining and of course wonderfully historically flavorful. I think of it as in the same family, strategy-wise anyway, as the old classic Republic of Rome - you need to build up your capabilities and balance the need for some focus (to maximize your strength) against the need to stay as flexible as possible; the game is both very chaotic but also tractable. Colorful, dynamic, fast-playing, reasonably accessible (although the rulebook is not super-friendly stylistically), this is SMG's best - so far. And I like Neanderthal, High Frontier, and Greenland a ton. These games are in much the same space as GMT's COIN games (especially Pax Pamir and Pax Renaissance), but IMO these are just vastly superior. #paxrenaissance #sierramadregames #boardgamegeek #bgg #boardgames

[thosnod]

#paxrenaissance edición coleccionista de los amigos de @masqueoca Todo enfundado y con monedas metálicas #boardgames #juegosdemesa #rollandwrite #labsk #bgg (en Galapagar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HtwMjqBO-/?igshid=176z1e8cub1hr

[msaari]

Jakob Fugger controls Mátyás Corvinus of Hungary, who rules as a Suzerain over Frederick III of Habsburg. Pax Renaissance is difficult, but fun. #paxrenaissance #boardgame #boardgames (paikassa Lautapelikahvila Taverna)

[msaari]

Pax Renaissance is a curious beast. Very messy rules. Somewhat like Pax Pamir, but also very different. A better two-player game, I’d say. Lost to my son, who managed an Imperial victory. #boardgame #boardgames #paxrenaissance

[thosnod]

Expansión que añade más cartitas a este magnífico juego #paxrenaissance #sierramadregames #juegosdemesa #labsk #boardgames #bgg #phileklund (en Galapagar)

[illuminatinggames]

Pax Renaissance. I've been enjoying the heck out of this - it really improves on the Pax formula. I think this is much more comprehensible and accessible than Pamir or Porfiriana, and gives you a generally more satisfying sense of development and progress. Awesome historical flavor as usual. I've liked the previous Pax games, but this one is really, really good and I think will appear to a much wider variety of gamers. #bgg #boardgames #boardgamegeek #sierramadregames #paxrenaissance