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Individual rounds can be brisk, gentlemanly affairs where only a couple of players are committed; or they could be mind numbingly chaotic cauldrons of brinksmanship involving the entire table. With that said, I recommend getting this title to as crowded a table as possible, keeping in mind that the chaos increases with the number of players. Even 4-player games, while better yet, can devolve into alternating battles between a pair of players.
Condottiere is at its finest when 5 or 6 players are trying to control the bedlam as best they can! The theme may be interesting, but it is completely unimportant to the mechanics. It does allow for some strikingly beautiful artwork, which helps set a thematic mood. But the relationship between the titles of the special cards and their actual effects is strenuous, at best. I have the third edition, Fantasy Flight Silver Line version which has different illustrations from the previous two iterations.
Some prefer the older artwork, but I fancy this one. The Condottiere and Favor of the Pope pawns are standard fare, as are the colored control cubes. The board is attractive, but very small and does not lay flat. Truthfully, the game could be themed to any sort of conflict — wars, elections, corporate takeovers, natural struggles, or Chicago hot dog vendors vying for street corners in the Loop.
Condottiere can provide a fun, tense, and crazy time. Its rules, theme, and play are simple and family friendly for all but the youngest children. There are also a few alternate rules to tweak play. While my kids and I enjoy randomness indeed it serves as a good equalizer between children and adults , this game can grate on your nerves if victimized too often. It is not a filler, but its also not unreasonably long, unless you have an aversion to its healthy quantities of luck and spite.
This title should appeal especially to those who like poker and traditional card games, as well as hobby gamers that particularly enjoy interaction. With the right group, it will provide a howling good experience. Example : a player has a total of 21 points with 3 Mercenary cards. His army will value 42 points if he plays a Drum card. In the case where a Winter card is played during the same battle, his army will be 6 points value 3x2. Scarecrow Card those are decoys to lure the ennemy!
When a player puts an Scarecrow card, he may bring back in his hand of cards a Mercenary card already played by him or others during the same battle. It is never possible to exchange a Scarecrow card against an Heroine card or an other special card.
Heroine Cards this card is valued 10 points and is added to the Mercenary cards to determine the value of an army. This card is not affected by a Winter or Drum card.
It cannot be replaced by a Scarecrow card. A player may put three such cards in his army, no more. Surrender Cards when a player puts this card, he immediately stops the battle because the city surrenders.
The city is conquered by the player owning the most powerful army at the exact moment when the Surrender card is put. The cards played by all the players are removed and one proceeds to the next battle. Bishop Cards when a player puts this card, the city is saved thanks to the intervention of the Church. The battle immediately ends without any winner. If the city was already owned by a player, she remains in his ownership whatever the value of his army at the moment when the Bishop card is played.
Course of the Game. Battles are solved with the help of cards that players lay down on the table one by one in front of them. A round ends when at the end of a battle, there is only one player to have cards in his hand. He gives back his remaining cards which are shuffled with the others. Each player receives 10 new cards plus 2 supplementary cards for each owned city. A new round begins and so on until a player wins. Course of a battle. The place of each new battle is chosen by the Condottiere, the player owning the statue of the Condottiere.
He plays first during a battle, the other players play after in clockwise order. During a battle each player may : either put a card in front of him. The value of the card is added to the value of those already put. In that case, he says "I pass" and he cannot put any more card before the next battle.
He may eventually conquer the city if, at the end of the battle, he has the strongest army. It is important not to forget that if a player is alone to play to put card , he may add as many cards as he wishes as long as he does not say "I pass". No player is forced to participate to a battle. Even the Condottiere may choose to pass at the beginning of the battle. Complete and very useable. Very well used, but complete and useable. May have flaws such as tears, pen marks or highlighting, large creases, stains, marks, a loose map, etc.
If you have any questions or comments regarding grading or anything else, please send e-mail to contact nobleknight. Share This: Link Copied! Add to Cart. Add to Want List. Sell Us Yours. Product Info Title. Fantasy Flight Games. Description During the Renaissance, Italy was divided into numerous independent city-states, sometimes friendly, sometimes hostile.
This is the era in which the Condottieri appear: leaders of mercenary armies who offered their services to the most powerful cities. Formidable strategists and highly skilled soldiers, the Condottieri were not content to just hire out their command and their troops; they reshaped the political map of Italy with their intrigues, alliances, battles, and sieges.
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