{"product_id":"pessoa","title":"Pessoa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFernando Pessoa (13 June 1888 - 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet  writer  literary critic  translator  publisher  and philosopher and has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets of all times. Pessoa was a prolific writer - and not only under his own name because he created approximately seventy-five others. He did not call them all pseudonyms because he felt that some did not capture their true independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms.In Pessoa  you embody some of his renowned heteronyms - Alberto Caeiro  Ricardo Reis  lvaro de Campos  and Bernardo Soares. You navigate between the metaphysical realm of Pessoa's thoughts and the tangible landscapes of Lisbon. This movement allows you to draw inspiration from the city's iconic cafs  explore bookshops to enrich your literary collection and understanding  and ultimately find creative stimulus for composing poems  all of which contribute to your accumulation of victory points. The player with the highest number of victory points at the game's conclusion emerges as the winner.In more detail  Pessoa is a worker-placement game with special rules for where players can place their heteronyms since each player is a different heteronym. But all players are also the same physical person  Fernando Pessoa.The game comes with two modules that can be used independently as the players wish. If you play with only the base game  Pessoa fares well as an advanced family game with straightforward rules  but with interesting decisions and a more tactical nature. With the modules  Pessoa becomes a more complex game  in which extra layers of strategy combine to offer you a rich experience that tries to shine light on the complex figure that Fernando Pessoa was.The game's rulebook includes historical notes to explain how theme and mechanisms are interconnected  providing you an accurate historical\u0026lt; p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eEmbark on a journey through the world of Fernando Pessoa, the renowned Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher, in the board game ?Pessoa.? \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Assume the personas of Pessoa's famous heteronyms - Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, lvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares - as you explore both the metaphysical realm of Pessoa's thoughts and the tangible landscapes of Lisbon. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Strategically navigate the game's worker-placement mechanics, allowing each player, representing different heteronyms, to make unique decisions and gather inspiration from iconic cafs and bookshops in Lisbon. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Compose poems and enrich your literary collection to accumulate victory points, with the player achieving the highest total emerging as the winner. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Discover the game's rich historical background, with rulebook notes explaining the connection between theme and mechanics, providing insights into the complex figure of Fernando Pessoa and his unique literary creations known as heteronyms.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Mayfair Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47443165479100,"sku":"ACDD-MFG4930","price":60.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/3832\/2364\/files\/71usGwe323L.jpg?v=1788951282","url":"https:\/\/store.virventures.com\/products\/pessoa","provider":"Virventures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}