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Tapestry is a two-hour game for 1-5 players designed by Jamey Stegmaier. Create the civilization with the most storied history, starting at the beginning of humankind and reaching into the future. The paths you choose will vary greatly from real-world events or people — your civilization is unique! In Tapestry, you start from nothing and advance on any of the four advancement tracks (science, technology, exploration, and military) to earn progressively better benefits. You can focus on a specific track or take a more balanced approach. You will also improve your income, build your capital city, leverage your asymmetric abilities, earn victory points, and gain tapestry cards that will tell the story of your civilization. —description from the publisher
| Year | 2020 |
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| Designers | Jamey Stegmaier |
| Artists | Andrew Bosley, Rom Brown |
| Publishers | 999 Games, Maldito Games, Matagot, Arclight Games, Delta Vision Publishing, Lavka Games, Albi, Angry Lion Games, Ghenos Games, Ludofy Creative, Feuerland Spiele, Surfin' Meeple, Stonemaier Games, PHALANX, Automa Factory |
| Players | 1–5 |
| Time | 90–120 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 7.4 |
| Categories | Civilization, Territory Building |
| Mechanics | Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Income, Square Grid, Take That, Tile Placement, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Hexagon Grid, Variable Set-up, Map Addition, Grid Coverage, Tags, Contracts, Events, Solo / Solitaire Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Die Icon Resolution, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Multiple Maps |
| BGG Rank | 298 |
| Complexity | 2.97 / 5 |
| Language | Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2022-01-21 | Board Game Arena | – | 1 | Lex, Yashima | 118.00, 99.00 | 118.00 |
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2021-08-10 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖, Yashima (Nomads) | 178.00, 120.00 | 178.00 |
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2020-07-26 | At home | – | 1 | MourningDragon, Yashima | 184.00, 236.00 | 236.00 |
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2020-07-25 | At home | – | 1 | Bot 🤖 (Level 1), Yashima (Isolationists) | 118.00, 197.00 | 197.00 |
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2020-07-24 | At home | – | 1 | Yashima (Alchemists), Yashimii 🤖 (Heralds) | 307.00, 230.00 | 307.00 |
My BGG Comment
I bought this for my birthday in 2020 because I like Civilization games and this one promised a ton of different Civs to try and a solo mode, tech trees, a spacial puzzle and an area control component. The houses for your capital are indeed quite lovely. The 4 tracks that make up the tech „tree“ have some nice combo effects but I find the central area control lacking and the tapestry cards too random. The Civs are so wildly different it is hard to tell if there is any balancing at all. And some of them feel rather underwhelming.