Spyrium
A steampunk economic race where deciding when to stop placing workers matters as much as what you place them on.
Who it's for
Euro gamers who like worker placement with a real timing puzzle and enjoy Age of Steam or Caylus style economics.
Not for you if…
You want a light or short game, since Spyrium rewards careful planning over a fairly dense 75 minutes.
Vibe's take
dense, clever, competitive, economic, satisfying
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About this game
Spyrium drops you into a steampunk England obsessed with a mysterious resource that turns industry into pure profit, provided you can staff your factories fast enough. Every round you place workers to grab spyrium, buy machinery or claim buildings, but the real decision is when to stop placing and switch to cashing in, since that pivot is entirely up to you and everyone else moves at their own pace. Undercut a rival's timing and you can scoop the best end-game buildings right out from under them. It rewards planning your own rhythm as much as reading everyone else's, dense and clever for its length.
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By the numbers
Players
Duration
75 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
2.9 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
6.6/10
Rank #1,063
6.5k ratings
Published
2013
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