2022Uwe Rosenberg
- Videos
- 62
- Creators
- 52
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players30 - 120 minMedium weight
Crystal Palace
2019Carsten Lauber
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 5
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. Crystal Palace is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
2 - 5 players
60 - 150 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
In Crystal Palace, players take on the role of a nation at the time of the first World Fair in London (1851), trying to create a buzz with spectacular inventions and the support of famous and powerful people. Crystal Palace is a dice-placement game in which the players themselves determine the stats of their dice at the beginning of each round. The higher the number, the better - but it comes at a price. In the course of the game, dice are placed on eight action locations (Patent Office, Reform Club, London Times, Port of London, Waterloo Station, British Museum, Bank of England, Westminster) in a competition for the best resources, patents, and brains. In a world of slightly weird inventions, you will meet people like Phileas Fogg, Levi Strauss and Amelia Edwards, and invent gadgets such as the Thinking machine, the Beer glass counter or the Climate changer. -description from the publisher
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Which Crystal Palace video should I watch?
Crystal Palace has 11 videos from 5 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 4 other videos. They date from 2022 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Invent your way to the greatest show. Crystal Palace Strategy guide!" by Ludus Vulpes, which runs 29 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Crystal Palace Review - Chairman of the Board" by Chairman of the Board. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Crystal Palace (revisited) - 4p Play-through, & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard" by Heavy Cardboard, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Atiwa, Wishland, Tianxia or Paris, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Crystal Palace
From BoardGameGeek:
In Crystal Palace, players take on the role of a nation at the time of the first World Fair in London (1851), trying to create a buzz with spectacular inventions and the support of famous and powerful people. Crystal Palace is a dice-placement game in which the players themselves determine the stats of their dice at the beginning of each round. The higher the number, the better - but it comes at a price. In the course of the game, dice are placed on eight action locations (Patent Office, Reform Club, London Times, Port of London, Waterloo Station, British Museum, Bank of England, Westminster) in a competition for the best resources, patents, and brains. In a world of slightly weird inventions, you will meet people like Phileas Fogg, Levi Strauss and Amelia Edwards, and invent gadgets such as the Thinking machine, the Beer glass counter or the Climate changer. -description from the publisher
Designer
Carsten Lauber
Artist
Andrea Alemanno
Publisher
Feuerland Spiele
Mechanics