LACRIMOSA | Why Is This MY Game of the Year?

I am loving Lacrimosa, a medium-weight strategy game for 1-4 players. It reminds me so much of Obsession and I use that comparison throughout to highlight what I like about Lacrimosa.
Players are patrons, set on spreading Mozart's music across Europe. However, they need to cleverly strengthen their deck, which will allow them to take more advantageous turns in this race to win the hearts of music lovers everywhere!
I also explore what I like about the solo experience in this video, so stay tuned.
More Information:
Solo Guide at BGG (courtesy of Paul Newsham): boardgamegeek.com/thread/2978...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
Intro Sequence: R Charles D Stuart
Music Credit: www.bensound.com
Logo Credit: www.logomakr.com

[@fenirob]

Solid choice. I don't find the theme to be loose at all, as some people seem to think.

[@ParlorPunch]

Love your enthusiasm. What a great review! As a classical musician who had the good fortune to play Mozart's requiem with an orchestra as a lonely French horn player sitting in the back, I really love this game, but being a musician clearly doesn't help since I've yet to win. Great job, thank you! When playing this game it seems to me, in one sense, that what you're doing with the top 2 sections is telling the story of how you earned the money and the reputation among Mozarts fellow composers and students to help Costonza finish the bottom row, the requiem itself; which is the only part of the game that takes place in the present. I may be misinterpreting things but that's how it seems to me.

[@djmurp2]

I’ve been waiting for this review!!! Thank you for really getting in depth here, I’ve been on the fence but not anymore. This sounds right up my alley.

[@annecooswiersema3511]

Wonderful review - thank you! The comparison to Obsession and the discussion of the solo mode were so helpful. It’s going on my list of wants…

[@gregschmittgens1262]

Great video on a great game. A few thoughts and observations:

[@willmolinar]

This looks amazing! I have also looked into Obsession but it's a bit pricey at the moment.

[@paulnewsham]

Great choice! I completely agree.

[@JosephFlemming]

This is on my radar but even on amazon it’s over 70$ so I’ll wait for a sale. It is a theme I really dig though, so sooner or later it might end up in my collection!

[@Clubsandwichchav]

I’m listening

[@boardgamebar]

So game of the year for 2022? Or are you calling it for 2023...

[@keith2570]

Let me guess, you're an elementary school teacher