Friedrich (game)

Friedrich
Game data
author	Richard Sivél
publishing company	histogamous
Publishing year	2004
Art	Board game
Teammates	3 to 4
Duration	150 minutes
Age	from 12 years
Awards
	Games Magazine 2006: Best New Historical Simulation

Friedrich is a strategic board game about the events of the Seven Years War in Europe. It was developed by Richard Sivél , its first edition was published in 2004 and in 2006 it was named Best New Historical Simulation by the US magazine GAMES .

Gameplay

Three to four players control the fate of the nations involved in the war: Prussia ( Frederick the Great ), Russia ( Tsarina Elisabeth ), Austria ( Maria Theresia ) and France ( Madame de Pompadour ). In addition, Sweden , Hannover and the army of the Holy Roman Empire involved.

On a map that is modeled on both the topography and the political situation at the time of the Seven Years War, the players move the generals and armies of their nation and fight for supremacy in Europe. As in historical reality, Prussia fights against all other players who, in turn, try to take parts of its territory from Prussia by conquering strategically important cities.

As in historical reality, the course of the game is influenced by events that are beyond the control of those involved: the sudden death of Tsarina Elisabeth, for example, which in reality became the turning point of the war. These events are represented by fate cards, one of which is drawn at random after each round. In this way the attacking nations are eliminated one by one. If Prussia succeeds in defending itself against its opponents to the end, Prussia has won; otherwise the attacking player who first conquered all of his target cities in Prussian territory.

What is remarkable about the game is that, despite the very lean and simple set of rules, each nation has its own character and plays completely differently from the others. Nevertheless, all players have essentially the same chances of victory, which was achieved through long statistics and a fine balance of the game plan and rules system.

Championships

From 14. to 16. The 1st Friedrich World Championship took place in Berlin in July 2006 , exactly 250 years after the beginning of the Seven Years' War. The first Friedrich world champion was Josef Gundel with Prussia . For the mode and process, see Friedrich's official website.

The 2nd Friedrich World Championship took place from August 31 to September 2, 2007 in Berlin. In 2007, Anton Telle became Friedrich World Champion with Prussia in a dramatic final game with 21 rounds of playing time.

At the 3rd Friedrich World Championship from 5th to 7th In September 2008 in Berlin, Bernd Preiß won the title with France.

Björn Apelqvist triumphed in the final game with Russia in the 4th Friedrich World Championship from October 30th to November 1st, 2009 in Berlin.

The 5th Friedrich World Championship from 1-3. October 2010 in Berlin, Daniel Dunbring won the final as Prussia.

The 6th Friedrich World Championship from September 30 October 2, 2011 in Berlin won Manfred Wichmann as Prussia in the final.

The seventh Friedrich World Cup from 28 to 30 September 2012 in Berlin won Steffen Schröder as France in the final.

The eighth Friedrich World Cup from 20 to 22 September 2013 in Berlin won Manfred Wichmann as Prussia in the final. He was the first to win a second world title.

The 9th Friedrich World Championship from October 3rd to 5th, 2014 in Berlin was won by Alberto Romero as Pompadour in the final.

The 10th Friedrich World Championship from 2 to 4 October 2015 in Berlin won Christian Blattner as Prussia in the final.