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The multi-award-winning strategy game Hansa Teutonica is back in a Big Box edition including the base game and all expansions. In the game, players attempt to increase their standing as merchants in the Hanseatic League by gaining prestige points in various ways. For instance, they can try to establish a network of counting offices in new Hansa cities by occupying an entire trade route between two cities — but before that happens, player markers can also be displaced by other players. Players may also aim to develop their trading skills, improving their abilities throughout the course of play. With only two actions per turn and a variety of contested opportunities, every turn is equally quick and strategically demanding.
Hansa Teutonica is a highly interactive strategy game as players block and push each other each turn, but it also gives cunning players the chance to put being blocked into an advantage. The game’s many possible strategies can also be tested and perfected on the variant game boards of the beloved Britannia and East expansions.
Ages | 12+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
Play Time | 45m – 90m |
Designer | Andreas Steding |
Mechanics | Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, End Game Bonuses, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks |
Theme | Medieval |
Publisher | Ediciones MasQueOca, Mandoo Games, White Goblin Games, Pegasus Spiele |
Albatrocity
I like the game. I would probably like it more if it didn’t have such a dusty, bland theme/artwork.
Ahhbutter
One of my favorite games, there is so much strategy in this game but it is so easy to play. You really get to see the consequences of your actions or lack of.
AlexFS
A very pure euro, with lots of interaction and tension, based on placement and displacement of pieces, majorities and shared interests. I particularly liked how the very plain board becomes animated by features created by the players. You are always trying to place your pieces to make the others pay for an advantage, but not so much as to make them give up and leave your pieces stranded. A cautionary tale against greed :D Hansa accommodates 5 players while still playing swiftly and with a modicum of rules, making it a hit for me. It was fun to see players growl as poisoned gifts were exchanged, in a very sedate setting that is completely pasted on.