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Around the World in 80 Days - Board Game Review: Follow Jules Verne's Footsteps

25/01/25, actualizado 26/01/25, 0 comments

Like Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, in this game, we, players, will try to travel around the world in 80 days or less! Draft a strategy with trains, ships, balloons, and even wild animals, if you have to. But be careful: don't waste any days with the detective!

Por Cesar Cusin

traducido por Joey

revisado por Joey

Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, considered the "Father of Science Fiction". He got this title after his works started predicting new technological advances, such as submarines, flying machines, and space travel.

Around the World in 80 Days is an excellent way to introduce Jules Verne to your family and friends. This game, besides exciting and full of adventures, encourages you to work on important skills, like logic, management, strategy, and long-term planning.

You'll need logic at all times, as you'll have to consider the values of the cards in your hand to check how many days you'll spend on each trip. You'll also need to choose the least time-consuming way to travel across the board.

In terms of management, you'll need to sort any resources you have left, like the cards in your hand, your actions, and your coins, in the best way you can. Take this opportunity to learn and teach your friends and family everything you know about managing resources. Let everyone test out their options and use their resources however they want - that's the fun part about hand management!

You'll also need a great strategy when you pick your actions: travel by balloon to save a few days, prioritize certain actions, or get more bonuses. These moments will be great to learn how your choices impact your plans. In this game and in real life, every action has a consequence.

Around the World in 80 Days is a fun lesson in strategy, logic, and hand management!

I highly recommend Around the World in 80 Days for your collection!