Players
2-5
Time
25-75
Age
12+
Weight
2.67
Rating
6.42
Teaching signal
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
Luck-sensitive
Augsburg 1520 has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Augsburg 1520 offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game adapts well to different player counts and has a moderate learning curve. Overall, it provides a fresh and engaging experience with a strong replayability score of 8.05.
Augsburg 1520 has a moderate level of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
From Alea: The game is about Jakob Fugger, who was probably the wealthiest man of his time. “Jakob the Rich,” as he was named in his time, owned so much money that he loaned money to a host of counts and kings. Often, they were not able to repay him in cash, so they awarded him special privileges, such as trade rights and offices. 2 to 5 players ages 12 and up assume the role of the merchants from Augsburg and try to get what they can -- by means of auctions -- from the nobility, thus increasing their wealth and particularly their social status. The game play uses a simple bidding mechanism. Each round, players offer cards of varying values in a series of five auctions. Once a bid is made, players either raise the bid, call, or drop. The winning player may choose from a set of possible actions that increase abilities (and more importantly, points). After a number of rounds (dependent on the number of players), scores are tallied. It's that simple. This is a game by Karsten Hartwig, whose other game “Chinatown” was already published by Alea. Game length varies -- depending on the number of players -- between 25 to 90 minutes. The difficulty level is a 4 on the Alea 1-10 scale (the same as Ra). Besides the players’ tableaus and a game board, there are 90 game cards and various game chits. This game is #3 in the Alea medium box series.
| Edition | Year | Language | Publisher / Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| No editions imported yet. | |||
No files imported yet.
No linked items imported yet.