Gameplay in Brief:
Players develop networks of offices in cities across the country and use them in order to trade goods. When an opponent accesses a route you have developed, you earn bonus points. It's also key to control cities, because doing so provides an opportunity to improve skills, which in turn allows you to, for example, earn more victory points from offices, accumulate more action points, or obtain more pawns.
This superb middleweight strategy game has deservedly won numerous awards.
The Basics:
For 2 to 5 players, ages 12 and up. About 60 to 75 minutes per game.
Designer:
Hansa Teutonica was designed by Andreas Steding.
Publisher:
Hansa Teutonica was published by Z-Man Games and 999 Games in 2010.
Genre:
Hansa Teutonica is a route-building game with a Renaissance theme. It is a strategy game.
Awards:
Hansa Teutonica won two 2010 Golden Geek Awards, for overall Game of the Year and Best Strategy Game. It won a 2009 Meeples Choice Award and was a nominee for a 2010 International Gamers Award. It was also my pick as the #3 board game of 2010.
Also by Andreas Steding:
Steding has designed about a dozen published games, including Norenberc (2010), Kogge (2003), Italia (2006), Heart of Africa (2004), and Scottish Highland Whisky Race (2004).
Expansion:
One expansion, known as Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion, was published in Germany.
