Fief: France

Players portray noble families in 15th-century France, competing for power through land, titles, marriage, and church influence. Families place and move Lords and troops across a map of villages grouped into Fiefs and Bishoprics, fight battles with dice, levy taxes, build mills and fortifications, and buy or gain Royal and Ecclesiastical titles. Clerical careers can produce Bishops, Cardinals and even the Pope; secular control of Fiefs yields Barons, Earls or Dukes and votes in royal elections. Diplomacy and marriage create alliances that share victory, while random event cards and military risk can abruptly change fortunes.

Players: 3–6 best 6
Playing time: 120–180 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3.9 / 5

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Design: Philippe Mouchebeuf
Art: Emmanuel Bourdelais
Elise Catros
Stéphane Poinsot
Yann Rodolphe
Patrick Dallanegra
Publisher: ASYNCRON games

Expansions

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Fief: France 1429 – Expansions Pack2015

Fief: France 1429 – Crusades2015

Fief: France 1429 – Templars Expansion2015

Fief: France 1429 – Teutonic Knights Expansion2015

Fief: France 1429 – Politics2015

Fief: Les Reliques2011

Fief: France Edition – Caltrop Opportunity Card2023

Fief: France Edition – Fortune of Sea Calamity Card Promo2023

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Excellent thematisation of the feudal and religious titles, excellent voting mechanics. All ruined by an exceedingly swingy event deck, dice rolls and strategy killing cards, which end up leaving negotiation meaningless. Things change too quickly and are way too unreliable to invest in an alliance reliably or to negotiate something. You just have to run along for the show - which would be ok - but the game is pretty heavy and begs for better negotiation incentives
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