Nucleum

When Elsa von Frühlingfeld used recently isolated uranium to heat up a jar of water and then used the steam to power the engine in a process she called "atomization,"... (read more)

Reviews
mostly positive, 79% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2023
Age
14+
Publisher
Board & Dice Games
Players
1 to 4 players
Designers
Dávid Turczi and Simone Luciani
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Maldito Games, Solo / Solitaire Game, End Game Bonuses, Economic, Variable Player Powers, and Board&Dice

Description

When Elsa von Frühlingfeld used recently isolated uranium to heat up a jar of water and then used the steam to power the engine in a process she called "atomization," a new era has dawned. Her device, called Nucleum, made Saxony the hub of European science and engineering. Now, a generation later, inventors, engineers, and industrialists flock to the court to become the leader in this new industrial revolution.

Become the leader of the industrial revolution. Connect cities in order to construct Buildings and energize them using Nucleums and Uranium from the mines you built. Fulfill Contracts and unlock Technologies for your unique, asymmetric faction to meet the Milestone objectives set by the King and become the best industrialist!

Nucleum is an expert tile placing and network building game that forces players to constantly adjust their strategy while playing. Each turn play an Action Tile either on your player board or on the map or decide to recharge:

  1. Play an Action tile on your player board to resolve both of its actions and fulfill a Contract or play it on a map with a worker to extend your Network, but make sure that the colors match!

  2. Resolve actions on the tile: buy new Action Tiles, get new Contracts to fulfill, erect Buildings in accessible cities, get Uranium, and build turbines to process it, and energize your buildings and collect Achievement tokens!

  3. Recharge to gain your income and exchange collected Achievement tokens for a position on the Milestone Track!

2 Rulebooks8 Player Aids1 Game Board1 Side Board4 Double-layered Player Boards4 Experiment Boards200+ Cardboard Tiles  ‣ 16 Mine Tiles  ‣ 8 Milestone Tiles  ‣ 50 Contract Tiles  ‣ 58 Urban Tiles  ‣ 70+ Action Tiles  ‣ 60+ Thalers  ‣ 40+ Achievement Tokens28 Cards149 Wooden Components  ‣ 72 Worker Meeples  ‣ 4 Custom-printed Nucleums  ‣ 16 Custom-printed Turbines  ‣ 5 Custom-printed End Game Discs  ‣ 24 Cubes  ‣ 24 Stars  ‣ 4 VP Markers5 Power Plant Stands1 Die

Contents

  • 2 Rulebooks
  • 8 Player Aids
  • 1 Game Board
  • 1 Side Board
  • 4 Double-layered Player Boards
  • 4 Experiment Boards
  • 200+ Cardboard Tiles
    • 16 Mine Tiles
    • 8 Milestone Tiles
    • 50 Contract Tiles
    • 58 Urban Tiles
    • 70+ Action Tiles
    • 60+ Thalers
    • 40+ Achievement Tokens
  • 28 Cards
  • 149 Wooden Components
    • 72 Worker Meeples
    • 4 Custom-printed Nucleums
    • 16 Custom-printed Turbines
    • 5 Custom-printed End Game Discs
    • 24 Cubes
    • 24 Stars
    • 4 VP Markers
  • 5 Power Plant Stands
  • 1 Die

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Purchase options

Buy Nucleum
from Miniature Market logoMiniature Market

$70.00
USD 49.00

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from Noble Knight Games logoNoble Knight Games

USD 90.00
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