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What this is
In Cloudspire, players use towers, minions, and heroes to help their faction claim an island in the sky. Threats and counterplay make timing essential, with an early attack often exposing a different weakness.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2019
- Designers
- Josh J. Carlson, Adam Carlson, Josh Wielgus
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Cloudspire
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach6.1/10
- Gateway friendliness6.5/10
- Component quality6.7/10
- Table presence8.1/10
- Travel friendliness6.5/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.8SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.9FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.3Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.4Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.0SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.0Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookCloudspire Rulebook v2EN · 36 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Rules Reference v1EN · 20 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Brawnen Reference Sheet 2.0EN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Grovetenders Reference Sheet 2.0EN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Heirs Reference Sheet 2.0EN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Narora Reference Sheet 2.0EN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- referenceCloudspire Landmarks and Market Talents Reference Sheet 2.0EN · 2 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- scenarioCloudspire Base Game Solo Scenario BookEN · 104 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- scenarioCloudspire Base Game Co-op Scenario BookEN · 48 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- faqCloudspire Official Live FAQ — Base-Game SnapshotEN · 103 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
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