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Poseidon (2010)

Average Rating: 7.24/10
Board Game Rank: 617
Strategy Game Rank: 292
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2010
# of Players
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
(Not best with any number)
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
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Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
 
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Subdomain
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Poseidon
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Two to five players act as leaders of different peoples and command them to explore, send out fleets, build trading posts, and generate the highest possible profit. Poseidon contains most of the basics of 18xx games and due to the relatively short running time of two hours is as suitable for 18xx-newbies who want to explore this wonderful world as it is for experienced train gamers.

The 18xx basics included are:
1) Instead of running a corporation, players control a country/people
2) The goal of the game is personal wealth, the wealthiest player at game end is the winner
3) Players create trade routes similar to railway lines in 18xx games
4) Trains are replaced with common modes of transportation at the time (i.e. ships) with varying types
5) 18xx type stations are replaced with trading posts

Game Contents: game board, eight "possession sheets", play money, lots of wood pieces, cards, 1 rule book

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Poseidon
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Lookout games edition
Publisher: Lookout Games
Artist: Klemens Franz
Year: 2010
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Poseidon
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Z-Man Games edition
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Artist: Klemens Franz
Year: 2010
Product Code: ZMG 7070
Size: Medium Rectangle (e.g. Agricola)
2.56 pounds
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1 Poseidon Game Ledger
Speed up game play with this paper ledger. Track your fund and ant nations funds in a ledger and save the overhead of passing cash around. Much faster game play. Also has a neat section for score tallying and game end.
2012-02-05
2 End Game Sheet
I have found it speeds up the final three game turns to record revenues on paper, rather than to use the usual bank. This form can be used to both record company revenues for the final 3 turns, and also to calculate final scores for each player. I find this speeds the game along nicely.
2011-12-01
2 Player Aid
Print this out on card stock and cut into 4 player aids. Lists the player options for Exploration and Merchant rounds, game phases, and merchant limits.
2011-10-29
2 Player Aid - Trading Post and Temple values
Player aid in PPT; use when teaching the game to show new players the relative values of available trading posts.
2011-10-22
2 Short Rules of Poseidon - german
Updated Version of a german rule overview / short rules. Thanks to JS for the hint.
2011-07-23
4 Poseidon player aid in Chinese
player aid
2011-03-25
9 Poseidon scoresheet
Printable scoresheet that takes into account the end game values
2011-02-18
8 Japanese rulebook
A PDF file of the rules in japanese language for Poseidon. 印刷しての使用だけでなく、このファイルへのリンクや紹介を含め、“無断での”あらゆる商用利用をお断りいたします。
2011-01-20
25 Poseidon 1 Page Quick Reference
Updated Poseidon Quick Refference.
2011-01-10
13 Reglas de Poseidón en Castellano
Reglas en español de Poseidón.
2010-11-26
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 617
Strategy Game Rank: 292
Num Ratings: 500
Average Rating: 7.24
Standard Deviation: 1.20
Num Views: 70704
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
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Avg. Game Weight: 3.7
Fans: 11
Personal Comments: 190
Users Owning: 713
Users Wanting: 127
Users Trading: 25 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 0
Price History: View
Total Plays: 938
Plays This Month: 20
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Average Rating 7.00
Average Weight 0.00
Num Owned 10
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For Trade 1
Want in Trade 5
Wishlist 7
Comments 0
Year Published 2011
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