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!
《蓋茲比》：一種溫柔的好奇心
**在影響力之戰中爭奪蓋茲比的目光！ **
香檳流淌，爵士樂搖擺，西卵區的燈光明亮，由設計師 Bruno Cathala 和 Ludovic Maublanc 創作的優雅的全新雙人策略遊戲 Gatsby 現已在** Board Game Arena ** 上線！
踏入咆哮二十年代的璀璨世界，扮演桃樂絲·威廉斯或詹姆斯·米勒，參與一場爭奪權力與威望的角逐。你的目標？將你的影響力擴展到城中各大熱門地點，並吸引神秘而迷人的傑·蓋茲比本人的注意。
遊戲概覽
Gatsby 是一款節奏緊湊、充滿張力的區域控制與戰術決策遊戲，專為兩位玩家設計。每個回合玩家輪流從四種獨特行動中選擇一項——但有個關鍵限制：你不能重複對手剛剛執行過的行動，這迫使你必須隨機應變、靈活調整策略。
遊戲板有三個標誌性地點：
- 歌廳：將影響力標記以線條或圖案形式擺放，以獲得耀眼的社會名流和藝人。
- 金融中心：每放置一個影響標記，你也會在經濟階梯上爬昇。
- 賽馬場：下注並主宰賽道，目標是控制完成的賽道。
每個地點都有各自的規則和獎勵，獲取角色牌是你在爭取蓋茲比青睞過程中至關重要的資產。有些棋盤位置附帶強大的獎勵，例如強制對手下一步行動、交換標記位置，或獲得寶貴的特殊行動牌。
贏得蓋茲比的青睞
要贏得遊戲，你需要的不只是魅力——更重要的是戰略優勢。勝利有以下三種方式：
- 控制三個相同顏色的角色
- 收集五種顏色各一個角色
- 或者，如果在上述任一情況發生之前一個位置的所有角色都被清空，則角色上擁有最多星星的玩家將被宣佈為獲勝者。
無論您是 Bruno Cathala 敏銳的戰術設計（Kingdomino）還是 Ludovic Maublanc 動態遊戲（Mr. Jack）的粉絲，Gatsby 都會是您的Board Game Arena庫的一個精煉而又容易遊玩的新成員。
當然，您可以透過精彩的教學來學習遊戲，或直接進入專門的遊戲頁面來收集更多資訊並尋找對手：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=gatsby
最後，讓我們感謝 Catch Up Games 在 BGA 上發布這款遊戲，當然還有兩位遊戲設計師。
Moof 開發這款遊戲的工作非常出色：遊戲看起來和玩起來一樣好，而且由於對細節的關注，毫無疑問您可能會透過這款遊戲找到新的最愛遊戲。
**這是您的週三發布！ **
現在起，穿上你最好的西裝，磨練你的智慧，準備用你的魅力進入蓋茲比的核心圈。
*下週見，請保重並公平競爭！ *
