At the gates of Loyang

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At the gates of Loyang
Game data
author Uwe Rosenberg
graphic Klemens Franz
publishing company Hall Games ,
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Publishing year 2009
Art Board game
Teammates 1 to 4
Duration 60 to 120 minutes
Age from 10 years on

Awards

Essen Spring 2010

In front of the gates of Loyang is a board game by Uwe Rosenberg for one to four players. The German-language edition was published by Hall Games in October 2009. It is set in northern China 2000 years ago. The players are farmers who grow wheat, pumpkins, beets, Chinese cabbage, beans and leeks in their fields. The players trade with their harvest. They buy and sell goods in the village shop and deliver to regular and casual customers. Different helpers are at their side. Success is measured on the path of prosperity. Whoever is furthest ahead wins.

Similarities to other games

At the gates of Loyang was invented in April 2005. Since it sees itself as a direct forerunner of Agricola , a similarity to Rosenberg's successful game cannot be denied. The harvest mechanism in Agricola is a simplification of the harvest mechanism in Loyang . The harvesting mechanism in Loyang, on the other hand, was inspired by the Dutch game Antiquity from 2004 (publisher: Splotter Spellen ).

Game components at the gates of Loyang
  • 4 game boards
  • 14 satisfaction marks
  • 38 coins
  • 48 pieces of wood "wheat"
  • 46 wooden parts "pumpkins"
  • 44 wooden parts "beets"
  • 36 pieces of wood "Chinese cabbage"
  • 32 wooden parts "beans"
  • 25 pieces of wood "Leek"
  • 4 scoring stones
  • 2 starting player pieces
  • 4 cards "warehouse / cart"
  • 6 "credit" cards
  • 4 overview maps
  • 36 private fields
  • 6 general fields
  • 14 market stalls
  • 14 regular customers
  • 14 casual customers
  • 22 helpers
  • 1 twelve-page rule of the game

The Rosenberg series

“Before the gates of Loyang” is the third game in Rosenberg's harvest trilogy in the order of publication. However, it was invented first. As with Agricola and Le Havre , it relies on the multiplication of agricultural products. Before Rosenberg devoted himself exclusively to worker placement and accumulation games from autumn 2005, “Before the gates of Loyang” was the last pure business game he invented for the time being. Since it was only released in 2009, it stands out from the series of his recent publications.

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