2024Kirsten Lunde
Mainly reviews. Ovation is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 16 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Become one of the greatest classical composers of all time! You'll use inspiration, seek fortune and hobnob with aristocrats to perform musical masterpieces and achieve your legacy in this engine building game. Get inspired by your rivals' performances to create your own works of genius as the game builds to a crescendo. Each turn, players choose one of four actions: Seek Inspiration, Seek Fortune, Seek Patronage, or Perform. Inspiration is your primary resource and it comes in three tones - Joy, Passion and Sorrow. Seeking inspiration allows you to gain your resources while all of the other actions will have players spend inspiration to acquire cards. Complete specific goals to gain Maestro cards and end the game. The player with the most points, wins. Compose your masterpiece. Secure your legacy. -description from the designer
Ovation has 26 videos from 18 creators: 16 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Ovation | How To Play | Learn To Play in 7 Minutes!" by kovray, which runs 7 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ovation Review: Back in Bach" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Ovation Play Through | The Game Haus" by The Brothers Murph, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Wibbell++, also by Kirsten Lunde, or Funfair, Café Baras and Point Salad, which share several of its mechanics.
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2017Rafi Arkin, Sebastian Bleasdale, David Brain, Alex Cannon, Christopher Chung, Tom Coldron, Andrew Dennison, Jessica Eccles, Danny Goodisman, Jo Kelly, Kirsten Lunde, Xate Mac, Paul Mansfield, Aaron Reading, Bez Shahriari, Lewis Shaw, Mark Stockton-Pitt, Ian Vincent
2 - 18 players2 - 45 minLight weight
2019Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich
2 - 6 players15 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Become one of the greatest classical composers of all time! You'll use inspiration, seek fortune and hobnob with aristocrats to perform musical masterpieces and achieve your legacy in this engine building game. Get inspired by your rivals' performances to create your own works of genius as the game builds to a crescendo. Each turn, players choose one of four actions: Seek Inspiration, Seek Fortune, Seek Patronage, or Perform. Inspiration is your primary resource and it comes in three tones - Joy, Passion and Sorrow. Seeking inspiration allows you to gain your resources while all of the other actions will have players spend inspiration to acquire cards. Complete specific goals to gain Maestro cards and end the game. The player with the most points, wins. Compose your masterpiece. Secure your legacy. -description from the designer
Designer
Kirsten Lunde
Artists
Ilsye "Xubbles" Hines, Nivea Toliver
Publisher
Looking Glass Workshop
Categories
Mechanics
