Hansa_Teutonica

<i>Hansa Teutonica</i>

Hansa Teutonica

2009 multiplayer competitive board game


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

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

  • 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

  1. "Hansa Teutonica on BoardGameGeek.com". BoardGameGeek.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. "Das Jahresergebnis 2010". Deutscher Spiele Preis. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. "Hansa Teutonica Expansion". Board Game Guy. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  4. Ralf Togler (2010). "Hansa Teutonica". Kulkmann's Gamebox. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  5. "Hansa Teutonica (2009)". BoardGameGeek, LLC. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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