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Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea

1856: The first tea estate is inaugurated in the Darjeeling area. Quickly enough, more than eighty others will follow. In this refined and endearing game, one to five players will... (read more)

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Reviews
mixed, 66% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2020
Age
12+
Publisher
Asmodee
Players
2 players
Designer
Tony Boydell
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Food, Drink & Cooking, Strategy Game, Economic, Farming, Contracts, Worker Placement, and Asmodee
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Description

1856: The first tea estate is inaugurated in the Darjeeling area. Quickly enough, more than eighty others will follow. In this refined and endearing game, one to five players will relive this major moment for the tea industry.

Through strategic placement of their workers, players can optimize their actions to successfully lay down the tracks to victory.

• Contribute to the construction of the iconic Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

• Oversee the development of train stations spread out on this historical line.

• Cultivate and harvest bountiful tea estates.

Contents

  • 1 Gameboard
  • 1 Cloth Bag
  • 1 Score Pad
  • 8 Equipment Cards
  • 30 Contract Cards
  • 8 Tea Estate Cards
  • 7 Action Cards
  • 3 Help Cards
  • 73 Punchboard Elements
    • 48 Tea Leaves
    • 19 "5 Tea Leaves"
    • 2 Fog Tiles
    • 1 Darjeeling Blockage Tile
    • 3 Blockage Tiles
  • 291 Wooden Pieces
    • 1 Starting Player Marker
    • 40 Iron Ore Cubes
    • 24 Stone Cubes
    • 14 Chai Cub es
    • 5 Event Cubes
    • 48 Rubble Cubes
    • 6 "5 Rubble" Discs
    • 3 Game Marker Discs
    • 10 Game Ownership Markers
    • 3 Sun Discs
    • 3 Fog Discs
    • 3 Rain Discs
    • 16 Steel Bars
    • 15 Workers
    • 100 Ownership Markers

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Game's Categories

Genre

  • Strategy Game

Themes

  • Trains
  • Economic
  • Food, Drink & Cooking
  • Farming
  • Construction
  • Colonial

Mechanics

  • Contracts
  • Turn Order: Claim Action
  • Worker Placement

Publishers

  • Hobby Japan
  • Gen-X Games
  • Asmodee
  • Board Game Box
  • Studio H
  • Buró

Designer

  • Tony Boydell

Developer

  • Fabien Conus

Artist

  • Cécile Guinement

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