Nucleum Board Game

About this product

Power Saxony’s new industrial age.

A heavy euro strategy game for players who enjoy deep planning, networks, contracts and engine-building decisions.

Build railways, power cities, fulfil contracts and compete to lead Saxony’s atomic industrial revolution.

Product Description

Nucleum is a heavy euro board game set in an alternate 19th-century Saxony, where a new invention has changed the future of energy.

Players take on the role of industrialists competing during a boom of science, engineering and industry. You will build networks, develop railways, construct and power urban buildings, secure contracts, unlock technologies and work towards milestone goals.

Gameplay is continuous, with players taking turns one after another instead of playing through fixed rounds. On your turn, you choose how to use your Action tiles: play them to your player board, place them onto the map as railway tiles, or recharge to gain income and return your used tiles.

Every decision matters. Your railways can open routes, your buildings need power, your contracts shape your strategy, and your asymmetric technologies give your faction its own path to victory.

Why you’ll love it

• Heavy euro strategy: Built for players who enjoy deep, thoughtful planning.
• Unique industrial theme: Set in 19th-century Saxony during a fictional atomic energy revolution.
• Network-building gameplay: Create railways and power lines to connect cities and support your strategy.
• Action tile decisions: Use tiles on your player board or place them on the map as railway tiles.
• Multiple scoring paths: Earn victory points through powered buildings, contracts, networks and milestones.
• Asymmetric technologies: Each player can unlock unique technology powers during the game.
• No round structure: Continuous turns keep the game moving without fixed phases.
• Solo mode included: The game supports solo play as well as multiplayer sessions.

Quick Details

• Players: 1–4
• Recommended age: 14+
• Play time: 60–150 minutes
• Game type: Heavy euro board game
• Play style: Competitive strategy
• Main mechanics: Tile placement, network building, contracts, resource management, action selection
• Theme: Industrial revolution, energy, science, technology, railways
• Release year: 2023
• Publisher: Board&Dice
• Designers: Dávid Turczi and Simone Luciani
• Solo mode design: Dávid Turczi

Good to Know

• Goal of the game: Score the most victory points.
• Turn structure: Players take turns continuously, with no fixed rounds or phases.
• Main turn choices: Play an Action tile, place an Action tile as a railway tile, or Recharge.
• Core strategy: Build networks, power buildings, secure contracts and meet milestone goals.
• Technologies: Players unlock asymmetric technologies that can create different strategic paths.
• Endgame: The game ends after enough endgame conditions are triggered.
• Solo play: Solo mode is included.