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What this is
Buy and mix paints to restore the Renaissance fresco and earn the Bishop's favor. Then, players decide their actions for the turn, deploying their apprentice work force to various tasks. Each round begins with players deciding what time they would like to wake up for the day.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 60 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10 and up
- First published
- 2010
- Designers
- Wolfgang Panning, Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süßelbeck
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Fresco
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.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.042 ratings
- 3p7.441 ratings
- 4p6.941 ratings
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 replayability6.8/10
- Ease of teach6.2/10
- Gateway friendliness6.1/10
- Component quality5.8/10
- Table presence7.4/10
- Travel friendliness6.3/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.3SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.8FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.0LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.3SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome2.7No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.1Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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