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Der Schwarze Prinz

Der Schwarze Prinz

Designed by Johann Rüttinger

Published by Noris Spiele

Table Status Unknown

Players

2

Community Snapshot

~40 min
4.8 on BGG (15)

Categories

Abstract Strategy
Pure strategy with no hidden information or luck — think Chess or Go.
Medieval
Set in the Middle Ages — castles, knights, feudal politics, and trade.

A solid hand management game playable in ~40 min, rated 0.0 on BGG.

How It Plays

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

About This Game

Der Schwarze Prinzor "The Black Prince" This is an abstract conflict game along the lines of chess, with high production values for its time, in which 2 players aim to capture the central piece of the opponent's army. The rules stress that is based on the first major land battle of the Hundred Years' War, the 1345 Battle of Crécy, but only if you ignore factors as terrain, the tactics of the time, the fact that the French had twice as many troops, the decisive deployment of the longbow by the Welsh and English archers, and that there was only one Black Prince (on the English side). And that it actually took place in 1346, on August 26.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

40 min

Complexity

N/A

Rating

4.8

Year

1983