Description
Inhalt:
- 1 Game Board
- 1 Rulebook
- 118 Cards
- 30 Control Markers
- 1 Battle Marker
- 1 Favor Marker
During the Renaissance Era, Italy was divided into numerous independent city-states. While bursting with wealth, the city-states growing concern over jealous neighbors invited the rise of the Condottieri, ambitious leaders of powerful mercenary armies. Players hire the Condottieri to engage in battle and establish influence in the many regions of Italy. If a player can claim three adjacent regions or five regions total, they gain control and win the game. However, players must be careful in how they send out their mercenaries, as only the strongest army will win the battle. How much will you risk to win?
Players will need to strategically manage their army, sending out strong mercenaries to win the battle or saving them for the next battle, striking when their opponent is most vulnerable. The mercenary cards form the backbone of your army. From the lowly foot soldier to the menacing cavalry, players must carefully decide which mercenaries will enter the fray.
A battle isn't just about brute strength though. Special cards will affect the battle in powerful ways, possibly turning the tide in your favor, so you'll need to use them wisely to surprise your enemy and claim control. We’ll explore the special cards further in a future preview.
Each round has all players vying for the same desirable location in a veritable free-for-all. Player's take turns in clockwise order, playing one card from their hand to either add to their army’s strength or use a special card to execute a brilliant stratagem. Complete with bold assaults and clever feints, Condottiere gives each general a chance to display their strategic prowess. At the battle’s end, the strongest army wins and takes control of the contested region.
What's New
Tomasz Jedruszek's iconic art style from the 2007 edition of Condottiere really grounded the game’s visual tone, so we invited him to put his years of experience to the test and do a new take on his earlier work. Fortunately, he was quite excited to revisit this project, and we'll chat about the art and visuals more with him and the Z-Man creative team in a future preview.
In addition to the all-new art and graphics overhaul, this version of the game boasts some exciting new features:
- A larger board, for all those fans who spent years huddled over a tiny board.
- The modern ruleset, sticking to the formula that made the game so successful for the last decade.
- The classic ruleset, granting fans of the original game their wish of a portable version with their preferred ruleset-we heard you!
- A clever 2-player variant, for those times when you are only +1, but still need your Condottiere fix.
- Reminder icons on special cards, to summarize their effects and make the game more accessible for new players.
Caution! Contains small parts, not suitable for children under 36 months of age.
| Age: | 10+ years |
| Genre: | Historical |
| Playing Time: | More than 20 minutes |
| Player count from: | 2 players |
| Player count to: | 6 players |
| Game type: | Strategy & Tactical Games |
| Language: | English |
