Fit check
Is Lorenzo il Magnifico worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want worker placement with dice-influenced actions
- Groups interested in Renaissance-themed competition over resources and city development
- Players who enjoy games structured around a fixed six-round session
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want direct combat rather than worker assignments, resource collection, and victory-point scoring
- Players who dislike fixed round counts and penalties tied to meeting Faith requirements
- Players seeking a role-playing campaign with character progression or an open-ended city simulation
Our take on Lorenzo il Magnifico
The bounce point arrives when Faith requirements come due: players who have not planned for that payment face excommunication and its stated penalty. The fixed six-round structure can also feel restrictive to anyone expecting a long, open-ended campaign.
What is Lorenzo il Magnifico?
Set in Renaissance Florence, this worker-placement strategy game has players guide family members through six rounds across three eras.
Three dice determine the strength of available workers, affecting where they can be assigned. Each round allows movement through the city to obtain territories, buildings, and heroes, complete quests, or work domains to collect resources. The Market provides access to coins, servants, military power, and privileges from the city council. Players must also meet Faith requirements to avoid excommunication and its stated penalty. After the sixth round, victory points determine which family becomes the Signore di Firenze.
How Lorenzo il Magnifico plays
- 01Dice-Based Workers
- Three dice set the strength values used when assigning family members.
- 02Six-Round Structure
- A complete game is divided into three eras, with two rounds in each era.
- 03City Actions
- Family members can gain territories, buildings, heroes, quests, domain resources, or council benefits.
- 04Faith Requirement
- Players must pay the required Faith during the game or face excommunication and its stated cost.
Lorenzo il Magnifico compared to similar games
Lorenzo il Magnifico focuses on worker placement, city acquisitions, resource gathering, quests, and Faith management across six rounds. Men of War: Assault Squad centers on hands-on command of units in large-scale World War II combat, while Xenonauts uses small squads to defend Earth from aliens and recover technology.
Lorenzo il Magnifico: platforms & release
Is Lorenzo il Magnifico worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want worker placement with dice-influenced actions. Skip it if: players who want direct combat rather than worker assignments, resource collection, and victory-point scoring.
Where can I download Lorenzo il Magnifico?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Lorenzo il Magnifico's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Lorenzo il Magnifico on?
Windows and macOS.
