However, you can be the Curia Controller "permanently" without using any exploits, just by treating the Papal States very specifically. These limitations have ended years of Curia exploits. Paradox has implemented limitations to hinder this such as locked tier 1 reform for the Pope, can't flip religion etc. Throughout EU4 there has been many ways to become the Curia Controller permanently. Even if that’s still a hulking cardboard monster, I’ll likely lay down the cash and entire weekend required to try it out when they get this thing designed, published, printed, and shipped to my door.This post was inspired by this comment on a post boasting -90% AE reduction. It felt like a big ask for a board game to take on what Europa Universalis’ scale and scope, but I could see where design choices had been made to pare that down to a sleek and streamlined form. Overall, I was on board with Vetlesen and Paradox’s vision. Alongside the more abstract colonization and exploration mechanics, that felt like a riff on the existing theme that’d ultimately make for a stronger game focusing on a more limited geographical area. It’s one of the aspects that felt like a new innovation, not just a straight-up port of the video game. Trade was a strong way to make money, deploying merchants and ships to nodes around the map, but you had to activate your trade power by drawing the right location cards from a deck, and that meant you couldn’t truly rely on trade to bring in gold. Those ducats were important because much like the early phases of EU on PC, money was tight and you needed it for just about everything worthwhile. Playing your event early was key, because it allowed you to stop taking actions and pass for the round-netting you some sweet, sweet bonus cash.
Events were one of the real sources of chaos in the demo I played, forcing players to time a bad thing for themselves and others at the least bad time during the round. Which cards are used would correspond to which scenario you’re playing. These events are divided into four sections, each corresponding to one of Europa Universalis IV’s ages: Discovery, Reformation, Absolutism, and Revolutions. The other deck, events, is a mandatory draw and play each round-these are the random historic events, things like nonspecific plagues or religious turmoil, or even such specifics as the Iberian Wedding uniting the crowns of Castile and Aragon into the Kingdom of Spain. It’s clear that Vetlesen means to implement every mechanic from the video game that makes sense on the tabletop. With players getting an overview and learning as they went, my hands-on preview of a four player, 1444 scenario got through single round in an hour and a half. It’s no World in Flames (opens in new tab), but it felt like something between a high player count Twilight Imperium (opens in new tab) and A Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) with a dash of Napoleon in Europe (opens in new tab). You can know that from its stated design goal of a 4-6 hour play time depending on scenario: which, if it’s anything like most games of its type, will be more like 8. The real impression I can give you is that it’s going to be a monster. A lot can change between now and release. It’s licensed, and has a designer, but there’s not even word on who’s going to be publishing it yet.
If you’re not familiar with reading previews of board games, know that this one especially is subject to a lot of change.
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