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What this is
Clear the land, hire specialists, build and gather to make their own trade empire. Each player has an identical set of fifteen specialist cards, and each specialist comes with two abilities. At the beginning of each building period, each player needs to choose a hand of five specialists.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 20–80 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2013
- Designer
- Uwe Rosenberg
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Glass Road
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 replayability6.1/10
- Ease of teach6.0/10
- Gateway friendliness6.5/10
- Component quality6.2/10
- Table presence6.8/10
- Travel friendliness6.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.5FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.7LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.8No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.7Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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