Magnifico

At $5, this is a steal, and one the company website, you can get the real board game for $14.99. Magnifico is a clever mixture of artistic and tactical warfare. It's roots are in the Axis and Allies mold, but it plays dramatically different, with the inclusion of cards that make for asymmetrical opponents of varying qualities. It's an elegant translation of the original board game, and a worthy addition to your library. One can only hope other games, like Dust, will be made into digital format(s) as well.

Only played a single game and enjoyed it - to a point. It is very risk like in places - but the army building is different. The card auctions are strange and you have to decide how much to gamble. If you win the auction, you will get to choose on of the cards. But, the twist is, bid too much and the 2nd person gets their choice for a fraction of the cost - or drops out completely. The AI seems to focus on defence - which is ok - but as you get closer to the victory point - doesn't try to use the poweful stacks it has built. Would be good with a multi-playerr or hot-seat option. Price is excellent - but this could be a try before you buy and an occasional game. Overall - i like it and when i get 4 hrs clocked - will feel i've got value for money Update : The AI level is controlled by picking different characters to play against. There is a list, and it shows 3\4 by default who seem to be unrated. Scrolling down shows the higher rated characters. Only realised this on second game.

Overall 6/10 Fully worth the two bucks I've paid for it. It's the electronic version of the same boardgame (think of Risk, with simplified rules and bidding on Da Vinci's inventions gives you an edge). PROS + Good tutorial, you are up and running in 5 minutes. + Some mild strategic thinking is required here and there. + Solid replayability (different maps, multiplayer). + A game can take anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes. CONS - The AI is meh. - Lacks any sort of depth.

It takes 15-20 minutes to finish a game. I played a few times and then just couldn't any more - just got bored with it. It seems unfinished... but I won - yay me!

Magnifico is a fun board game based PC game. Would love to see Multi-Player.

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Interesting idea that led to a decent strategy game, but too complicated for my taste, so I can't recommend it.

Beautiful, interesting and quirky game. Worth the money paid! Though, it seems to have a bug where +2 VP Magnifico is NOT credited after the auction in the 3 player game.

Magnifico is an unusual turn based strategy game with an equally unusual premise. Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions have been built, and you must use them to conquer Renaissance Europe... or actually any other number of maps. It's just a game of territories and players, all set up exactly the same. And that's where we can start to see the problems here. There's no a lot of soul in this game once you get past the "Oh, Leonardo invented tanks and flying machines" novelty. There's also not a lot of depth... this plays more like Risk meets Defender of the Crown (remember that from the Commodore 64?), maybe a little more depth, but not much. Thing is, I know fans of turn based strategy games, because I am one. We don't play these games looking for a casual, almost mobile game level of depth, we're looking for games like Hearts of Iron or Crusader Kings. The empire management here is simplistic, there's only a couple of unit types (thanks Leonardo, you should have been more inventive,...

This game is great. It is well worth the price.