Pendulum is a turnless, worker placement, time-optimization game for 1-5 players. It was the highest-rated protoype in the history of the Stonemaier Games Design Day.
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nIn Pendulum, each player is a powerful, unique noble vying to succeed the Timeless King as the true ruler of Dünya. Players command their workers, execute stratagems, and expand the provinces in their domain in real time to gain resources and move up the 4 victory tracks: power, prestige, popularity, and legendary achievement.
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nPlayers must use actual time as a resource in managing their strategy to best their opponents, using time on different action types and balancing it with time spent planning and analyzing. The winner will be the player who manages and invests their time most effectively, not the player who acts the quickest.
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nContents:
n1 box (Each first-printing box is individually numbered.)
n1 game board (53x50cm)
n250 tokens
n3 sand timers (45 sec, 2 minutes, 3 minutes)
n5 double-sided, frosted character mats (asymmetric) and 4 stratagem cards per character (40 total; 44x67mm)
n56 Province cards (63x63mm)
n31 council reward cards (44x67mm)
n10 achievement cards (59x91mm)
n1 legendary achievement token (metal)
n1 rulebook
n1 quick-reference guide
n1 Automa rulebook
n1 Automa scoring mat
n38 Automa cards (59x91mm)
