Lorenzo il Magnifico Reviews

It plays fine and there are many great aspects to it...but it loses functionality. There are several things that don't make any sense to me...and they could have been prevented by just having the same layout as the board game and let you hover over things.

Wow! What a frustratingly horrible UI. I don't understand how they would think this layout was a good idea. I've played IRL and Yucata and Yucata may be a little dry but it is SO much better than this. Just wow. I hate to give it a thumbs down because I do do like the game, but I feel I have no choice.

Great game, very enjoyable resource management and psuedo-tableau builder euro-game. In fact those new to euro-gaming (I know this is a funny board gaming term :) might like to start here as it is really approachable (if you play against 1 opponent). Anyhow I think the digital adaption is handled quite well, you will get used to the UI.

For context, I was not familiar with the board game before I found the game via Steam. I googled and watched a couple of YT videos of people describing the rules of the board game; it sounded fun, so I bought it. My impression after 6+ hours is that this is a very enjoyable game. The biggest problem at the moment seams to be that there is nobody "in the lobby". As a result, I haven't been able to try an online match yet. After 6 hours of play, I can beat the Medium AI, but not reliably. The possibility of a "Hard AI" opponent, mentioned in the developers roadmap sounds good, and maybe can help the player base get to critical mass. The game plays very fast, which is great for online pick-up games, so I hope more people try the game out, and a community grows around it.

The game itself - great, absolutely going to get my hands on the physical board game. The interface - it would be helpful to be able to see which ongoing bonuses you receive from the territories without having to exit from the main screen and flip through a virtual book to find them. Otherwise, it's intuitive and easy to use. The automation is great and the fact that it shows you your resources being moved across the abacuses when thinking about buying anything really helps with planning. Issues - it can be a bit buggy on 3P against the computer - often one of the AIs will be frozen taking their turn and you have to just abandon the game, potentially midway through. Likewise, there is no way to skip a turn if you end up in the situation of having only a "0" strength character and no servants whereas in real life you'd just say "pass, I can't do anything". There is also no undo. Unlimited undos are not necessary but a single undo would definitely make it more enjoyable, especially if learning the game/getting used to it. Overall - the game itself is great and for any Euro loving board gamer I would recommend either the physical or digital version. Due to it's slightly awkward interface in terms of identifying ongoing bonuses/etc and the bugs I've found I'd say my overall rating would be - game mechanics 5/5, digital version - 4/5.

Lorenzo is a great boardgame, but this implementation is decidedly lacking. It's buggy, the designers emphasized developing mediocre graphics over a clean UI, and information is hidden throughout play unless you navigate through a confusing book menu. On top of that, the game doesn't allow you to revert turns if the game misinterprets what you wanted to do, so it's easy to say, for example, do a production run without activating any of your buildings. My group seemed to be willing to accept these faults for a chance to play lorenzo online, but it's difficult for me to imagine why the original card assets weren't used instead. I won't be returning to this one.

This is a tentative recommendation. The board game is brilliant but this digital implementation has chosen to use a cluttered UI that makes it difficult to read the game state and certainly does no favours for someone wanting to learn the game from scratch. I came from knowing the original boardgame and so I can say that this is functionally a good port, but with terrible UI. The AI is not terrible, and can serve as good practice for beginners.

Let me undo the play in my turn. Also, I can't find opponents card. Pls make hard difficulty AI. I'm waiting update expansion .

Lorenzo il Magnifico is the digital adaptation of a physical board game of the same name. It is essentially a worker placement game where you move your family members (workers) to certain spaces on the board to gather resources, spend them, acquire buildings, territories etc. and score victory points. However, that description doesn't do the game justice. The amount of different strategies you can use and the amount of decisions that you can make to decide what to focus your efforts on is both impressive and fun. Moreover, the fact that no matter what you decide to focus on and what strategy you decide to use, it's all viable, which is a testament to how good the design is. In one game, I decided to focus on acquiring characters and ventures and in another game, I went with territories and buildings. Both were perfectly valid. I never once felt that there was that one winning formula that I had to follow to win. It gives you the freedom to pursue pretty much any game plan you like and that's great. The look of the game in general is very good. The Dev has done a fine job of adapting the board of the physical game to this version. The UI is clear and intuitive and the iconography is easy to interpret and understand. The game does have it's problems though and with it being an Early Access title, it's to be expected. I have encountered a few bugs here and there. These range from simple text overlaps to not getting the resource from a space I went to. Thankfully, these have been few and far between and so far, nothing out right game breaking has occurred. Having said that, the game is perfectly playable in it's current state and the Dev has been frequently interacting with the players so they can be informed of bugs that pop up and gather suggestions to improve the game. They have also regularly been releasing bug fixes and other updates to make the game better. This includes a recent update that drastically changed, and vastly improved the bottom part of the UI. All in all, a very good game that's definitely worth a purchase right now. Yes, it's a little rough around the edges but considering how active the Dev has been, I imagine that won't be the case for long.

I have never bothered posting a review on steam before. This game is simply an abomination compared to the board game. LiM is a great board game. Seriously, one of my favorite board games, and I own quite a few (not to be a braggart). All they had to do was port it to the computer with similar art and iconography. This is not that. I don't understand the choice of making a digital version that makes you ill prepared to play the actual board game with different art and iconography. I also don't understand the self aggrandizing ego stroking of bad renditions of some people presumably involved in the game (not sure if it's just people involved in the digital version or what, but don't care. A person wearing glasses and some regalia is out of place and unwelcome, and so are the rest, even you, adorable cat) because it doesn't translate to the theme or the art style of the board game. I don't understand who this is targeted towards, as fans of the board game will undoubtedly be irritated at best and wholly and completely angry at the execution at worst (guess which one I am?), and those who haven't played the board game will be unimpressed by this whole thing and certainly won't rush out to buy a physical copy. Really wish they would reevaluate their approach, use better iconography that matches the board game (seriously, cubes to represent resources may be a necessity in the board game world, but portray a log or a stone when it doesn't cost you extra in a digital version) and make it an experience that sells people on to the board game. Really and truly a travesty, and everyone involved should feel a deep sense of shame.