Dunhuang: Pearl on the Silk Road (2018)

About this game

In the game Dunhuang: Pearl on the Silk Road, the players shall play as the landlords in Dunhuang region of Northwest China, experiencing the creation of splendid art pieces in the form of frescoes and sculptures of Mogao Grottoes, as well as the prosperity of the Silk Road in Tang Dynasty. In the game, there are 12 setup packs for different play styles. For each game, 3 of those setup packs are selected, thus adding replayability with various combinations of the packs. The mechanism of the game is focused on worker placement with variable worker abilities. The key to success in this game, is how players allocate suitable abilities to their workers! —description from the publisher 敦煌類比了唐朝時期中國敦煌地區的繁榮生活，玩家將扮演一位小地主，親身體驗莫高窟壁畫和雕塑的創作，以及絲綢之路的繁榮。遊戲共有16個風格各異的起始設置包，每次遊戲只需選取其中的3個其實設置包即可遊戲，不同的組合帶來超級多的遊戲體驗！採用了可變能力的工人放置的機制，玩家可以為自己的工人搭配不同的能力，幫助你贏得遊戲的勝利！ —description from the publisher (Chinese)

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 4. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 3.5/5 this is a heavy game — read the rulebook before people arrive.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.