Hansa Teutonica is a German board game designed by Andreas Steding and published by Argentum Verlag in 2009.[1] It placed in the top 10 at the Deutscher Spiele Preis.[2]
The game can be played with 2–5 players. In addition to the core set, an expansion has been published that adds new rules and modes of play.[3]
Gameplay edit
The game's theme centers around the Hanseatic League, a group of German cities that formed a trading area in the Middle Ages, and the merchants who traded among them. The object of the game is to have the largest number of victory points at game's end; these can be obtained through a variety of methods. Each player must strike a balance between attaining these points and enhancing their own ability to secure additional points at a later stage in the game.[4]
Honors and awards edit
- Meeples' Choice Award (2009)[5]
- Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Nominee2010[5]
- Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner (2010)[5]
- Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner (2010)[5]
- International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee (2010)[5]
- JoTa Best Heavy Board Game Nominee (2010)[5]
- Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended (2010)[5]
- Spiel des Jahres Recommended (2010)[5]
- Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee (2011)[5]
- Nederlandse Spellenprijs Winner (2011)[5]
References edit
- ^ "Hansa Teutonica on BoardGameGeek.com". BoardGameGeek.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Das Jahresergebnis 2010". Deutscher Spiele Preis. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Hansa Teutonica Expansion". Board Game Guy. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Ralf Togler (2010). "Hansa Teutonica". Kulkmann's Gamebox. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hansa Teutonica (2009)". BoardGameGeek, LLC. Retrieved 1 January 2014.