In Nauticus (Cosmos) no longer take 2 to 4 players, only the role of a businessman. Rather, we must bargain to take over the work as a shipyard owner and shipowner. Ships with masts and sails build, procure and transport and in addition also manage capital and labor goods. That sounds like a whole lot of work.
Action wheels
The most striking element in Nauticus is (next to the mountain Pappmarkern) the Aktionsrad. To precisely that the vast majority of the game revolves. There before the game starts here but little to see, only 3 circles with workers, bonuses and prices are displayed on the game board. What actions ultimately what are, at the beginning of each game (and each round) determined. For this, the 8 Action tiles are randomly assigned to the empty Rondell and thus associated with each action bonuses and prizes.
Over the next 5 rounds (4 with 2 players) each round will be played 7 of 8 actions. Alternately you seek you to a field, collects the bonus (of money on workers to victory points) and performs the action. Now all players may follow with the same action, but no cash bonus. How many times the action is performed, determined the number of free workers (0-3) of the rondel. For frequent use must own workers (one of the currencies, in addition to cash) are pumped in.
Shipbuilding
The individual action opportunities revolve, little surprise, primarily to shipbuilding and trade. To enable the 4 fields to purchase individual parts ship whose masts and sails or of merchandise. From each category are always 4 different parts available (eg hull, bow, stern and small ship at the ship parts), whose price (0 to 3) is in this case determined by the roundabout. Since not always directly each element can be used (the sails have about each other and the masts fit) land regularly ship parts and goods in the warehouse. Another action accordingly enables the collection of the same and the direct use. Sales of goods, as well as fields that provide direct money or victory points (in the form of a special crown rating), round off the roundabout.
and win points
In addition to the crown rating there in Nauticus victory points for ships and goods delivered. In both cases, the following applies: the more the better. The more goods a category you (as coffee or salt) shipped it, the bigger the points rain at game end. The larger your trading vessels (from one mast to the giant four-master) more lucrative yields. This, however, not everything is sunshine only vain, there are also minuses to get over. Up to 6 of a player per round can get. To avoid this, have to be adjusted from time to time in Actions (own or those of the other players). When an action so just do not seem sensible, something positive may come off in this way at least.
What more to say
Nauticus is complex. So complex that some game elements have not yet been addressed in the text above. So the players get about for completed ships bonuses (from manual to Victory Points). Also crown sails are to obtain and provide in this way, in addition to its normal use as Joker, points at the Crown standings. Furthermore, each player has 1 time per game, the chance of any bonus offer. A happy-used option is the last, decisive action to still perform against playing yet. Also that in a bulk purchase of platelets free freebies are possible and a multiple purchase of the same kind is much more expensive, I have been concealed. That despite this abundance everything fits seamlessly and works perfectly, is authors and publishers to offset high. At Kramer & Kiessling however, this was to be expected no different.
Conclusion
The smooth mechanisms owes you that experienced players feel at home already to the middle of the first game despite the complexity. However, the road to a lucrative and promising victory point strategy is full of wrong turns and shallows. The random distribution of the platelets and the Pinching important bonuses to players to ensure that the best approach may be different in each game. Finding these and use is crucial game, one seeks happiness in vain Nauticus. The game time is almost always in the specified frame (up to 90 min), the waiting time between trains from falling pleasantly short. Only with multiple Grüblern at the table may take longer a game for once. Some small tweaks (about the properness as an important element of the game, or often saving bonus turn) ensure a consistently round feel. That at Nauticus is set to Well-tried mechanisms and absence of major new developments like this I forgive.
Who but neat looking game with catchy rules draft will feel at Nauticus fresh wind in the sails.
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