Princes of the Renaissance

Players take the roles of minor Condottiere princes in Renaissance Italy, vying for influence in five major city-states. Cities contain character tiles with unique powers and point values that players buy to build interests and gain income. Conflict arises when cities go to war: players bid influence to become the Condottiere for a city, assemble armies, and resolve battles with a mix of force and chance. Winning and losing both yield payments, and influence, gold, and army size are traded off as resources. Treachery tiles and bribery let players subvert outcomes, manipulate auctions, or weaken forces, while negotiation and the office of the Pope offer additional political levers.

Players: 3–6 best 5
Playing time: 180 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 3.5 / 5

5.9 on LudoyaEconomicRenaissanceAuction / BiddingVariable Player PowersDice Rolling

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Design: Martin Wallace
Art: Peter Dennis
Richard Hanuschek
Michael Christopher
Publishers: Warfrog Games
Mercury Games

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Princes of the Renaissance: Expansion Bundle2016

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Plays logged: 50
Players: 2h 47m
Average play: 9
In collections: 1
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5.9/10

from 13 Ludoya reviews

Mestremuten3.0
Rating: 2/5 Production value: 1/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1
setropo8.0
Dic-2024: Lleva 5 años precintado en la estantería... y a ahí seguirá.
NETes4.6
Buen juego pero no es mi tipo. Interacción demasiado directa, dados y cartas de traición.