Obsession
About the Game
You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian 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
Reviews
Obsession
Obsession has become exactly that for me – an obsession. I’m a sucker for the Victorian theme and this game nails the feeling of running a family estate. Every turn I’m hosting events, managing servants, currying favor with prestigious guests. Beneath that polite tea-and-croquet exterior, Obsession is a solid strategy game of engine-building and worker placement. Planning which guests to invite and ensuring I have the right staff available (maybe after adding a new ballroom or tennis court to my estate) is a satisfying puzzle. It can feel a bit overwhelming at first – there are a lot of moving parts and servant types to remember – but after a round or two it flows nicely. I’ve mostly played with my spouse and it shines at two players, but larger counts work well too (just expect a longer playtime). Teaching it to non-gamers was a challenge; the thematic appeal drew them in, but the complexity made their eyes glaze initially. Still, once everything clicked, we all had a great time. To double-check my impressions, I consulted an AI summary of other reviews, and many agree: Obsession is a thematic triumph with real substance. I’d rate it 9/10.
✓ Pros
- • Rich Victorian theme superbly integrated
- • Deep strategic gameplay under the theme
- • High-quality components and well-suited for solo/two-player
✗ Cons
- • Initial learning curve with many rules
- • Can overwhelm non-gamers despite inviting theme
- • A bit fiddly with lots of components
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