Argent: The Consortium
2015Trey Chambers
- Videos
- 44
- Creators
- 36
Mainly reviews. Argent: The Consortium is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 25 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 7 other videos.
2 - 5 players
60 - 150 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
The time has come for the selection of a new Chancellor at Argent University of Magic, and you are among the likely candidates for the job. Gather your apprentices, ready your spellbook, and build your influence, while secretly discovering and competing over the votes of a limited Consortium of influential board members. Only the one who is able to fulfill the most criteria will claim the title of most influential mage in the World of Indines! Argent: The Consortium is a cutthroat worker-placement/engine-building game of manipulation and secrecy in which the criteria for victory are secret and the capabilities of your opponents are constantly changing. You'll need to outwit the other candidates, use your spells at the right moment, and choose the correct apprentices to manage your plan. Argent: The Consortium is a European-style game that minimizes luck and focuses on player interaction and strong core mechanisms that allow new strategies to emerge each time you play. The designer keeps an updated Official Errata/Typo/FAQ thread on BGG.
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Which Argent: The Consortium video should I watch?
Argent: The Consortium has 44 videos from 36 creators: 25 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 5 unboxings and 7 other videos. They date from 2013 to May 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Argent: The Consortium - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 28 min. For a quicker teach, "Argent the Consortium [Juego de Mesa / Como se Juega / Tutorial]" by JugandoConKetty runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Argent Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 22 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Argent: The Consortium - Midgame and Postgame Thoughts" by isutbone.
If you like it, try Harvest, Harvest, Harvest: Fall Festival and Empyreal: Spells & Steam, also by Trey Chambers. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2014 and Gen Con 2013.
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![Распаковка Argent: the consortium и дополнения Mancers of the University [Unboxing]](https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/6wEPw8a9LUo/hqdefault.webp)
![Argent the Consortium [Juego de Mesa / Como se Juega / Tutorial]](https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/dHw1dFYOtwo/hqdefault.webp)
![Argent: The Consortium [JcK Opina ep. 53]](https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/GMXAwFcx0qI/hqdefault.webp)
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About Argent: The Consortium
From BoardGameGeek:
The time has come for the selection of a new Chancellor at Argent University of Magic, and you are among the likely candidates for the job. Gather your apprentices, ready your spellbook, and build your influence, while secretly discovering and competing over the votes of a limited Consortium of influential board members. Only the one who is able to fulfill the most criteria will claim the title of most influential mage in the World of Indines! Argent: The Consortium is a cutthroat worker-placement/engine-building game of manipulation and secrecy in which the criteria for victory are secret and the capabilities of your opponents are constantly changing. You'll need to outwit the other candidates, use your spells at the right moment, and choose the correct apprentices to manage your plan. Argent: The Consortium is a European-style game that minimizes luck and focuses on player interaction and strong core mechanisms that allow new strategies to emerge each time you play. The designer keeps an updated Official Errata/Typo/FAQ thread on BGG.
Designer
Trey Chambers
Artists
Jennifer Easley, Eunice Abigael Tiu
Publisher
Level 99 Games
Categories
FantasyPolitical
Mechanics