Hansa Teutonica Big Box EN/DE

Players: 3 - 5
Ages: 12+
Time: 45 - 90 mins

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 Hansa Teutonica: Britannia and Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion.

The players act as traders trying to get victory points for building a network of offices, controlling cities, collecting bonus markers, or when other traders use the cities they control. After controlling a line between two cities with your pawns, you can decide to build an office (and maybe also establish control and/or get a bonus marker) or to get a skill improvement from some of the cities.

Players have to improve their traders' "skills" for the following effects: getting more VP from offices in their network, getting more available action points, increasing the number of available pawns, and getting the right to place pawns and get more special pawns.

This game appeared originally as Wettstreit der Händler at the Hippodice competition.

AWARDS & HONORS
2011 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Winner
2011 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
2010 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
2010 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
2010 JoTa Best Heavy Board Game Nominee
2010 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
2010 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner
2010 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner
2009 Meeples' Choice Award