Louis XIV (game)

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Louis XIV
Game material
Game material
Game data
author Rüdiger Dorn
graphic Franz Vohwinkel
publishing company alea / Ravensburger ,
Rio Grande Games
Publishing year 2005
Art Board game
Teammates 2 to 4
Duration about 90 minutes
Age from 12 years

Awards

German Games Award 2005: 1st place
International Gamers Award : Multiplayer Finalist

Louis XIV is a board game for two to four people developed by Rüdiger Dorn. It was published in German in 2005 by Alea and in English by Rio Grande Games .

Louis XIV won 1st place at the German Games Prize in 2005 .

Game equipment

  • 90 playing cards
  • 64 influence stones
  • 12 person boards
  • 60 coats of arms
  • 34 mission chips
  • 32 coins
  • 1 starting player card
  • 1 "Louis XIV" pawn
  • 1 set of instructions

Game flow

The players travel back to the time of absolutism, to the court of the French "Sun King" Louis XIV . At the court of the Sun King, however, you have to know the "right" people and win their support in order to move forward. H. to rise highest in the favor of the king. The players achieve this by completing various missions. Bribes and influences what it takes, because often enough only those who currently have the greatest influence on the personalities at the court of King Louis XIV get the mission chip.

The game ends after the 4th evaluation phase. Each player receives 1 coat of arms for: 1 influence card , 1 intrigue card, 1 mission chip, 1 influence stone on a person board or 3 Louis d'or . Then all players reveal their coats of arms. Each player who has the most coats of arms of one kind receives a bonus coat of arms. When all 6 types of coat of arms have been dealt with, each player counts the total and adds 5 victory points for each completed mission. The player with the most victory points is the winner of the game.

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