Argent: The Consortium

From the publisher:

The time has come for the selection of a new Chancellor at Argent University of Magic, and you are among the likely candidates for the job. Gather your apprentices, ready your spellbook, and build your influence, while secretly discovering and competing over the votes of a limited Consortium of influential board members. Only the one who is able to fulfill the most criteria will be claim the title of most influential mage in the World of Indines!

Argent: The Consortium is a cutthroat worker-placement/engine-building game of manipulation and secrecy in which the criteria for victory are secret and the capabilities of your opponents are constantly changing. You'll need to outwit the other candidates, use your spells at the right moment, and choose the correct apprentices to manage your plan.

Argent: The Consortium is a European-style game that minimizes luck and focuses on player interaction and strong core mechanisms that allow new strategies to emerge each time you play.

Content:

• 35 Mage Pawns
• 1 Archmage’s Apprentice
• 6 Divinity Mages
• 6 Mysticism Mages
• 6 Natural Magick Mages
• 4 Neutral Mages
• 6 Planar Studies Mages
• 6 Sorcery Mages
• 40 Plastic Coins
• 10 Golden Coins (equal to 5 Gold)
• 30 Silver Coins (equal to 1 Gold)
• 50 Plastic Mana Crystals
• 1 Consortium Board and Influence Tracker
• 6 Double-Sided Candidate Sheets
• 15 Double-Sided University Board Titles
• 36 Oversized Spell Cards
• 6 Candidate Starter Spells
• 5 Legendary Spells
• 25 Spell Cards
• 105 Standard Sized Cards
• 5 Bell Tower Offering Cards
• 18 Consortium Voter Cards
• 5 Mage Power Reference Cards
• 6 Round Cards
• 36 Supporter Cards
• 38 Vault Cards
• 1 Astronomy Tower Marker
• 1 First Player Marker
• 6 Influence Tokens
• 27 Intelligence Tokens
• 42 Loyalty Badges, 7 each in 6 different colors
• 60 Marks, 10 of each of 6 different colors
• 19 Merit Badge Tokens
• 4 Room Lock Markers
• 27 Wisdom Tokens

The 2nd Edition features miniatures with base rings rather than cardboard tokens to identify affiliation, and errata to the rulebook, cards, and tiles.