Lacrimosa
A heavy card game about hiring composers to finish the Requiem Mozart left undone.
What it is
A game for 1 to 4 patient people who like their engine builders with some history in them. You play a patron hiring composers to complete the five movements of Mozart's Requiem, while his bust travels across 18th century Europe. Each turn you hold four cards and play two, one for an action and the other for income.
What we love
- Hold four, play two: one card acts now, the other pays out at the end of the round.
- Commissioning composers for the five movements doubles as a contest for area control.
- Your small deck improves as you upgrade its memory cards, though buying upgrades drains your funds.
Honest trade-offs
- The rules suggest 90 minutes, but one reviewer's games mostly ran past two hours.
- Setup and learning are fiddly.
- It works better with three or four players than with two.
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is the rules suggest 90 minutes, but one reviewer's games mostly ran past two hours..
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Content advisory
No content advisory.
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