Magnifico

At $5, this is a steal, and one the company website, you can get the real board game for $14.99. Magnifico is a clever mixture of artistic and tactical warfare. It's roots are in the Axis and Allies mold, but it plays dramatically different, with the inclusion of cards that make for asymmetrical opponents of varying qualities. It's an elegant translation of the original board game, and a worthy addition to your...

27 found this helpful, 2014-12-05

Short version: 41% Magnifico tried to reinvent Risk with the addition of some twists, but in the end it failed by turning a strategy game into something where skill has absolutely no place next to pure luck. Long version: I don’t like to form opinions on board games after such a short time of game play, but going through four of the five difficulty levels and all four maps of Magnifico, I have to say, playing one...

36 found this helpful, 2015-12-29

Seems like an interesting take on Risk, with a bit more complication and a victory point system to keep games from dragging on too long. Unfortunately, there is no multiplayer and the AI seems completely passive. It did not attack me even once. I deliberately left a city virtually undefended next to a large stack of enemy troops, and even that bait wasn't enough to get it to act.

3 found this helpful, 2024-03-21

Beautiful, interesting and quirky game. Worth the money paid! Though, it seems to have a bug where +2 VP Magnifico is NOT credited after the auction in the 3 player game.

4 found this helpful, 2020-06-26

Magnifico is a digital adaptation of a strategic board game set against the backdrop of Renaissance Europe, developed by Mixel and published by Slitherine Ltd. It invites players to step into a 16th-century struggle for dominance, where territorial expansion, political maneuvering, and clever investment in technological innovation determine success. Rather than presenting itself as a sprawling real-time strategy...

1 found this helpful, 2026-02-11

Imagine if royalty took Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions seriously and built them for battle: that is what you get in this game. It took a while for me to get used to the gameflow, but I'm finding myself to be really enjoying it. I got this as part of a humble bundle and I was pleasantly surprised. The interface is pleasant and relatively easy to use. I do get the gripe about the lack of multiplayer. I thought I had...

5 found this helpful, 2016-06-02

This is a single-player only version of a pretty bad boardgame. The tutorial is bad, it doesn't explain where most of the VP come from (having most cards/castles). You're never actually shown the dice used, so you have no idea of the odds involved. I had two tanks destroy themselves in a row, that seems pretty bad but i have no idea what the chances are (1/36^2?). You also can't see what territories have a sea...

9 found this helpful, 2018-11-08