Obsession 2nd Edition Bundle

Obsession Bundle included
Base Game
Upstairs Downstairs Expansion
Wessex Expansion
Promotional Tiles Expansion

You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th centuryVictorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up!Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better standing with the truly influential families in Derbyshire.

Obsession is a game of 16 to 20 turns in which players build a deck of Victorian gentry (British social upper class), renovate their estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff of butlers, housekeepers, under butlers,maids, valets, and footmen utilizing a novel worker placement mechanic. Successfully hosting prestigious social activities such asFox Hunts, Music Recitals, Billiards,Political Debates, and Grand Balls increases a player's wealth, reputation, and connections among the elite.

Each turn, players choose a building tile representing a room or outdoor space in andaround their 19th century British country house. The tile chosen dictates the event that canbe hosted and the guests to be invited. Players must carefully plan, however, to have theproper staff available to service the event and support guests as needed. The reward forsuccess is new investment opportunities, permitting further renovation of the estate(acquisition of more valuable/powerful building tiles), an increase in reputation in thecounty, an expanding circle of influential acquaintances, and a larger and highly-traineddomestic staff.

Throughout the game, a competitive courtship for the hand of the most eligible younggentleman and lady in the county presents specific renovation and reputation objectives.The player who best meets these objectives while accumulating victory points will win thehand of the wealthy love interest and the game.