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Welfen Und Staufer box art
1990 Ranked #17,505

Welfen Und Staufer

A medieval political conflict game where rival families influence German nobles and conquer territory to crown a king and emperor. Control must be built through shifting loyalties as both houses seek legitimacy.

Wargames Medieval Political Area Movement Voting

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

16+

Complexity

2.91/5

Rating

6.48

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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?

Welfen und Staufer (Guelf and Ghibelline) depicts the conflict between the most influential noble families in Germany 12. century - the Welfen and the Staufer.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Area Movement

Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Voting

Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
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Welfen und Staufer (Guelf and Ghibelline) depicts the conflict between the most influential noble families in Germany 12. century - the Welfen and the Staufer. Both players try to have one of their family members crowned king (and later kaiser) by influencing the other German nobles, e.g. by conquest. The board shows a beautiful map of Germany, France and Italy in medieval style, and uses lots and lots wood tokens with the (historically correct) coat of arms of the German nobility.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Medieval Political Wargame

Mechanism

3
Area Movement Dice Rolling Voting

Family

6
Components: Map (Continental / National scale) Continents: Europe Country: Germany Country: Italy Players: Two-Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
180 min
Age
16+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gerhard H. Kuhlmann

Artists

2
Helmut Eisele, Jr. Werner Pollak

Publishers

1
Kuhlmann Geschichtsspiele

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