Compete for Gatsby's Gaze in a Battle of Influence!
The champagne is flowing, the jazz is swinging, and the lights of West Egg are burning bright, Gatsby, the elegant new two-player strategy game from designers Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, is now available to play on Board Game Arena!
Step into the glittering world of the Roaring Twenties and take on the role of either Dorothy Williams or James Miller in a cunning contest for power and prestige. Your goal? Spread your influence across the city’s hotspots and capture the attention of the mysterious and magnetic Jay Gatsby himself.
The Game at a Glance
Gatsby is a tense, fast-paced game of area control and tactical decision-making, designed exclusively for two players. Each turn, players alternate choosing from four unique actions — but with a twist: you cannot repeat the action your opponent just took, forcing you to adapt your strategy on the fly.
The game board features three iconic locations:
- The Cabaret: Lay influence tokens in lines or patterns to claim dazzling socialites and entertainers.
- The Finance Center: Ascend the economic ladder as you climb a track with each influence placed.
- The Racetrack: Place bets and dominate the race lines, aiming to control completed tracks.
Each location offers its own rules and rewards for claiming character tiles, vital assets in your quest for Gatsby's favor. Some board spaces come with powerful bonuses, such as forcing your opponent’s next move, swapping token positions, or earning valuable special action tiles.
Winning Gatsby’s Favor
To win the game, you will need more than charm — it is all about strategic dominance. Victory comes in one of three ways:
- Control three characters of the same color
- Collect one character of each of the five colors
- Or, if one location is emptied of all characters before either of the above happens, the player with the most stars on their characters is declared the winner.
Whether you are a fan of Bruno Cathala’s sharp tactical designs (Kingdomino) or Ludovic Maublanc’s dynamic gameplay (Mr. Jack), Gatsby is a refined yet accessible addition to your Board Game Arena rotation.
You can, of course, learn the game by going through the nice tutorial, or simply gather more information and find an opponent by directly diving on the dedicated game page:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=gatsby
Lastly, let's thank Catch Up Games for this release on BGA, and of course, both of the game designers.
The work done by Moof to develop this one is awesome: the game looks as good as it plays, and there is no doubt you may find a new favorite title with this one, thanks to the care to details.
That's your Wednesday release!
So now, put on your finest suit, sharpen your wit, and prepare to charm your way into Gatsby’s inner circle.
Until next week, take care and play fair!
GATSBY: neke vrste nežna radovednost
Potegujte se za Gatsbyjev pogled v bitki vpliva!
Šampanjec teče v potokih, jazz se vrti v zraku in luči West Egga močno gorijo, Gatsby, elegantna nova strateška igra za dva igralca oblikovalcev Bruna Cathale in Ludovica Maublanca, je zdaj na voljo za igranje na ** Board Game Arena **!
Vstopite v bleščeči svet dvajsetih let prejšnjega stoletja in prevzemite vlogo Dorothy Williams ali Jamesa Millerja v prebrisanem tekmovanju za moč in prestiž. Vaš cilj? Razširite svoj vpliv po mestnih žariščih in pritegnite pozornost skrivnostnega in magnetičnega Jaya Gatsbyja.
Igra na prvi pogled
Gatsby je napeta, hitra igra nadzora območja in taktičnega odločanja, zasnovana izključno za dva igralca. V vsaki potezi igralca izmenično izbirata med štirimi edinstvenimi akcijami – vendar z eno posebnostjo: akcije, ki jo je pravkar izvedel nasprotnik, ne moreta ponoviti, zato morata svojo strategijo prilagajati sproti.
Igralna plošča ima tri ikonične lokacije:
- Kabaret: Žetone vpliva položite v vrste ali vzorce, da prikličete bleščeče družabnike in zabavljače.
- Finančni center: Vzpenjajte se po ekonomski lestvi, ko se vzpenjate po lestvici z vsakim vplivom.
- Dirkališče: Stavite in prevladujte na dirkaških linijah, s ciljem nadzorovati dokončane proge.
Vsaka lokacija ponuja svoja pravila in nagrade za prevzem ploščin z liki, ki so bistvena sredstva v vašem prizadevanju za Gatsbyjevo naklonjenost. Nekatera polja na igralni plošči imajo močne bonuse, kot so na primer vsiljenje nasprotnikove naslednje poteze, zamenjava položajev žetonov ali pridobivanje dragocenih ploščin s posebnimi akcijami.
Pridobitev Gatsbyjeve naklonjenosti
Za zmago v igri boste potrebovali več kot le šarm – gre za strateško prevlado. Zmaga pride na enega od treh načinov:
- Nadzorujte tri znake iste barve
- Zberite po en lik vsake od petih barv
- Ali pa, če se ena lokacija izprazni in vsi liki ostanejo, preden se zgodi kaj od zgoraj navedenega, je igralec z največ zvezdicami na svojih likih razglašen za zmagovalca.
Ne glede na to, ali ste ljubitelj ostrih taktičnih načrtov Bruna Cathale (Kingdomino) ali dinamičnega igranja Ludovica Maublanca (Mr. Jack), je Gatsby prefinjen, a dostopen dodatek k vaši rotaciji Board Game Arena.
You can, of course, learn the game by going through the nice tutorial, or simply gather more information and find an opponent by directly diving on the dedicated game page:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=gatsby
Nenazadnje se zahvalimo Catch Up Games za to izdajo na BGA in seveda obema oblikovalcema iger.
Delo, ki ga je Moof opravil pri razvoju te igre, je izjemno: igra je videti tako dobro, kot se igra, in ni dvoma, da boste zaradi skrbi za podrobnosti našli novo najljubšo igro.
To je vaša sredašnja izdaja!
Zdaj pa si oblecite svojo najlepšo obleko, izostrite svojo duhovitost in se pripravite, da se s šarmom prebijete v Gatsbyjev ožji krog.
Do naslednjega tedna, pazite nase in igrajte pošteno!
