{"product_id":"glass-road","title":"Glass Road","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlass Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e commemorates the 700-year-old tradition of glass-making in the Bavarian Forest. (Today, the \"Glass Road\" is a route through the Bavarian forest that takes visitors to many of the old glass houses and museums of that region.) You must skillfully manage your glass and brick production in order to build the right structures that help you keep your business flowing. Cut the forest to keep the fires burning in the ovens, and spread and remove ponds, pits, and groves to supply yourself with the items you need. Fifteen specialists are there at your side to carry out your orders...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn more detail, the game consists of four building periods. Each player has an identical set of fifteen specialist cards, and each specialist comes with two abilities. At the beginning of each building period, you choose a hand of five specialists. If during this building period, you play a specialist that no other player has in hand, you may use both abilities on that card; if two or more players play the same specialist, each of them may use only one of the two abilities. Exploiting the abilities of these specialists lets you collect resources, lay out new landscape tiles (e.g., ponds and pits), and build a variety of buildings, which come in three types:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProcessing buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Immediate\" buildings with a one-time effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuildings that provide bonus points at the end of the game for various accomplishments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastering the balance of knowing the best specialist card to play and being flexible about when you play it — together with assembling a clever combination of buildings — is the key to this game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2021 edition of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlass Road\u003c\/em\u003e includes previously released promotional material: the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/167567\/die-glasstrasse-oktoberfest\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/167567\/die-glasstrasse-oktoberfest\"\u003eOktoberfest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/189653\/die-glasstrasse-die-adventskalendererweiterung\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/189653\/die-glasstrasse-die-adventskalendererweiterung\"\u003eAdventskalender\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e tiles and the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/190602\/die-glasstrasse-harlekin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/190602\/die-glasstrasse-harlekin\"\u003eHarlekin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e card for use in the solitaire version of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Capstone Game","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41538920644762,"sku":"CSGFS6460","price":73.42,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/1477\/3402\/products\/pic5895433.jpg?v=1642795707","url":"https:\/\/www.thegamechamber.com\/products\/glass-road","provider":"The Game Chamber","version":"1.0","type":"link"}