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2005 Ranked #6,388

Siena

This economic advancement game has citizens farm and trade their way toward influence in a medieval city council. Players must turn early earnings into wider commerce and public support, while rivals and setbacks threaten the fortune required for political ascent.

Strategy Games Economic Farming Auction/Bidding Rondel

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.34/5

Rating

6.16

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the ZuGames website: In the year 1338 the Siena’s Town Council charged the famous artist Ambrogio Lorenzetti to paint a fresco showing the town and its commerce. You will play the game above the painting that he made.

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From the ZuGames website: In the year 1338 the Siena’s Town Council charged the famous artist Ambrogio Lorenzetti to paint a fresco showing the town and its commerce. You will play the game above the painting that he made. You will start as Peasants, sowing the ground and selling your crop along the Via Francigena. If you will save enough florins you will be more comfortably off, trading in cloth and spices throughout Tuscany. But your dream is bigger: to enter the Council of the Nine, the town’s government. Therefore you will have to change into Bankers and use your money to obtain the Senesi’s consent: will you finance the artists of that time or contribute towards the construction of the new Torre del Mangia? Be careful, the florins that you have saved could not be enough! Behind every corner of the town other players’ pitfalls hide themselves: beggars, thieves, pretty women inside the inn... Be prepared for a unique game experience.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Mario Papini

Artists

2
Ombretta Bernardi Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Publishers

4
Quined Games What's Your Game? Z-Man Games ZuGames

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