Board Games

• Obsession (2.1e) is a 1~4 player, 90mins, competitive, worker placement game (bgg link)
• player play as mid 19th century Victorian upper class families
• each family (player) competing to better their social position, reputation and family fortune by building new rooms/venues and hosting successful social events with the help of their servants staff (worker meeples) they hire along the game
• there is also a goal of attracting the most elligible gentleman and lady in the county to marry into their family for more prestige
• its like Downton Abbey (TV series) the game
• playthroughs and tutorials: JonGetsGames, Heavy Cardboard, Rahdo

the kickstarter (~$50, 8 days left)

• does not contain the base game. only the latest expansion and optional gold coins
• this is the 3rd expansion and supposedly last (source: trust me bro)
  • excl. the upgrade pack from 2e to 2.1e
  • there is supposedly another game planned in the Obsession universe which use some of the tiles in Obsession (source)
• will be available retail, no kickstarter exclusives it seems

besides having been interested in the game and theme for a long time, i thought the video was an interesting watch going over the issues with how boardgame kickstarters are these days