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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is dead. His last conscious act on his deathbed was to compose the Lacrimosa movement of his Opus Requiem. You are one of his sponsors and will meet the widow to participate one last time in financing the works of the Austrian genius. Also, together with Mozart, you will reminisce and retell all your memories to ensure that she portrays you in the best light when writing her memoirs to go down in history as Mozart's most important patron. In Lacrimosa, players take on the role of patrons of the deceased musician, who contributed one last time to the composer's works with their money. During the game you play in two different timelines: the present and the past. Now you commission the missing parts of the Requiem for other composers to complete. Developing events from the past, the game takes place in five eras where you contribute by purchasing new compositions from the composer to sell or exhibit, accompanying him on the various journeys through the most important courts and theaters in Europe, and gather the resources you need to support the musician throughout his career. During the game you play cards from a limited hand that you improve as the game progresses. These cards can be played as actions or as resource generators, and players must optimize their resources and finances to support their best version of the story and their relationship with Mozart.

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Autumn is not the best time to climb a scaffolding in Moscow, but it is still much better than doing it in winter. Tsar Ivan wants to see results and our team will prove to him that we are the best builders in town. We will surely finish those decorative arches with the most glittering stones and secure our place on the list of the government's trusted workers. Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero make up the game designing duo known as Llama Dice. To date, they have released several titles with various Spanish publishers (1987 Channel Tunnel, Mondrian, Smoothies), and The Red Cathedral is the first game they published with Devir. Pedro Soto (Holmes, Sherlock & Mycroft, Papua) and Chema Román (El mundo de Águila Roja) created the game's graphics, with a great tribute to Ivan Bilibin, an iconic Russian artist from the early twentieth century. Despite being from a much later period, his influence is very recognizable in the game. The Red Cathedral is a strategic board game in which players take on the roles of construction teams. Their task is to jointly set up St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, as ordered by Ivan the Terrible. However, only one of them will be able to win the Tsar's favor. During the game, players can perform one of three actions: allocate a section of the cathedral, send resources to that section to build it, or move to the game board to obtain more resources. Each of these actions has its own mechanics and requires players to keep a close eye on what the other players are doing. Once the sections of the cathedral have been assigned, players take possession of the spaces in each column that form their section. The more sections are built and the more towers are added to each section, the more points the player will receive at the end of the game. The players can send resources to the cathedral sections they have claimed. When they complete each of those sections, they receive rewards in cash and prestige points. They can also add decorations to the finished areas to gain even more recognition from the Tsar. This part of the game also works like clockwork, as once a player completes the construction of their sixth section, the game ends. The game board shows us the iconic rondel of The Red Cathedral. Here the players can obtain all the necessary types of resources to work on their work on the cathedral, as well as favors from the guilds and professionals to make the most of their visit to the market. In the central roundel, players choose the die they want to use and move as many spaces as are shown at the top of the die to obtain the resources indicated in the space indicated by the die. The Red Cathedral is a very accessible game in terms of rules, as it is very easy to understand the different levels of the game, but it remains very interesting in terms of strategy. It will certainly please those who are more interested in the challenge of strategically optimizing their position in each game than in the complexity of the rules.

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Jerusalem, 33 AD: A crowd gathers at the city gates to welcome Jesus of Nazareth as he prepares to celebrate the Passover seder with his apostles and followers. With a revolutionary message he has gathered followers everywhere, but also aroused suspicion among religious authorities. The Last Supper will soon be celebrated, and the fate of one of the most influential figures in human history will be sealed. In Ierusalem: Anno Domini we represent one of the communities of followers of Jesus of Nazareth who, coming to Jerusalem from nearby towns and villages, want to get closer to the place of the Last Supper and feel as close as possible to the seats of Jesus and his want to position apostles. The closer we are, the more points we earn at the end of the game. We also score for the sacrificial symbols and parable tiles we have collected. Different locations are shown on the board: the market, the desert, the mountain, the lake and the temple. After sending our minions to one of these locations, we get stones, bread and fish, as well as denarii or cards that allow us to perform more than one action. Among these actions, players can choose between listening to a parable, going to the table, changing places or granting a favor. All this is happening while the Sanhedrin is running out of patience. When this happens, as symbolized by a tile moving on a marker, the endgame is activated. However, the most important element of the game are the cards. Each card has a symbol that corresponds to one of the five key locations in the game. As we play them, we form combinations that will allow us to bring the apostles to the table of the Last Supper. The optimal placement of our followers around Jesus and the apostles will also be done through the management of cards, as well as various tools at our disposal. Behind a very compelling theme, Ierusalem: Anno Domini will not disappoint lovers of challenging games. Players have a wide range of options at their fingertips and multiple ways to earn points. Preparing the best strategies to get the most out of your followers will be one of the keys to victory.

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