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Cartref

Cartref

2023·Chris Scaffidi

1 - 3 players
33 - 53 min

From BoardGameGeek

You are a goblin land baron and member of the Hut Barons guild -- purveyors of magical real estate for weefolk, bigfolk, and everyone in between. Laid out in a square grid, the buildings of Cartref possess magical effects that vary depending on their residents. Use your wits and magic to amass the greatest wealth in the budding city of Cartref. On your turn, take 2 actions from the following options. (A) Build a new building and invoke the magic of adjacent goblin buildings. (B) Fulfill a guild Mandate and invoke the magic of bigfolk (human) buildings. (C) Impel the gnomes in one of your gnomish buildings to use their magic. (D) Purify the bad karma (pollution) emitted by the buildings so that you can invoke them again. Players score Mandates (objective cards) twice -- once when initially fulfilled and again at the game's end. This creates the tension of a race while also provides a framework for strategic planning through the very last turn. -description from the publisher

Cartref

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Learn to play

Cartref tutorial (includes solo)17:25

Cartref tutorial (includes solo)

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Review

Is Cartref Places of Prosperity for you? A Quick Overview!1:44

Is Cartref Places of Prosperity for you? A Quick Overview!

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Which Cartref video should I watch?

Cartref has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2023 to January 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Cartref tutorial (includes solo)" by Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi, which runs 17 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Is Cartref Places of Prosperity for you? A Quick Overview!" by ShelfClutter.

If you like it, try Tapestry: Fantasies & Futures, What Lies Beneath, Tomten and Gnomadic Gardeners, also by Chris Scaffidi.

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Cartref tutorial (includes solo)How to play17:25

Cartref tutorial (includes solo)

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Is Cartref Places of Prosperity for you? A Quick Overview!Review1:44

Is Cartref Places of Prosperity for you? A Quick Overview!

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

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About Cartref

From BoardGameGeek:

You are a goblin land baron and member of the Hut Barons guild -- purveyors of magical real estate for weefolk, bigfolk, and everyone in between. Laid out in a square grid, the buildings of Cartref possess magical effects that vary depending on their residents. Use your wits and magic to amass the greatest wealth in the budding city of Cartref. On your turn, take 2 actions from the following options. (A) Build a new building and invoke the magic of adjacent goblin buildings. (B) Fulfill a guild Mandate and invoke the magic of bigfolk (human) buildings. (C) Impel the gnomes in one of your gnomish buildings to use their magic. (D) Purify the bad karma (pollution) emitted by the buildings so that you can invoke them again. Players score Mandates (objective cards) twice -- once when initially fulfilled and again at the game's end. This creates the tension of a race while also provides a framework for strategic planning through the very last turn. -description from the publisher

Designer

Chris Scaffidi

Artist

Chris Scaffidi

Publisher

Fervent Workshop

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