Award Winning Games 2013 - Spiel des Jahres

Kennerspiel des Jahres: nominated
Kennerspiel des Jahres: nominated
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Brügge
Die Paläste von Carrara
21
• 2 - 4 players
• age 10+
• about 60 minutes
• about 37 Euros
2 - 4 players •
age 10+ •
about 60 minutes •
about 44 Euros •
In the medieval town of Bruges, the burghers
build houses and canals, try to exert influence in
the town hall and fear losses arising from threats
of intrigue or from the black death. Fortunately,
they can lever the virtues and assets of their allied
citizens: at the start of the game each player
has five out of a total of 165 different characters
in his hand. However, these cards – the central
element of this tactical game – play many other
roles: they distribute revenue, recruit urgently
needed henchmen or can even be converted
into houses into which other people can move.
Time and again, the tricky question arises: which
card to use for which action? Even more so as
the colour of the cards plays a role as well. Who
can forge the best allegiances and thus collect
the most points?
As princes in 16th century Italy, the players
construct magnificent palaces in order to score
points and win the favour of the king. However,
not every building material can be used in each
of the six cities. The necessary stones need to
be bought on the market, which is designed as
a rotating turntable. Of course, here the costs
change from round to round. He who buys at the
right time, gets cheaper access to his favourite
building tiles. In addition, the players must keep
the plans of their competitors in view, otherwise
they might miss the right moment for valuations.
Speed is imperative – especially since the king
only rewards the various architectural styles for
a limited time and this strategy game, with its
changeable criteria for point assignment, can be
finished surprisingly quickly.
* Our suggestion: age 12+
by:
Stefan Feld
Publisher:
Hans im Glück
Sales:
Schmidt Spiele
Illustrator:
Michael Menzel
by:
Wolfgang Kramer and
Michael Kiesling
Publischer:
Hans im Glück
Sales:
Schmidt Spiele
Illustrator:
Franz Vohwinkel