Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

€51.95

Last unit in stock

LAST UNIT IN STOCK

This is the last unit of this item, so we recommend that you buy it online, even if it is to be collected from our store (Benfica-Lisboa).

Publisher Osprey Games

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Language dependence (0-4) 0. No necessary in-game text


Player Count 3 4 5

Playing Time Between 1 to 2 hours

Designer Peer Sylvester

Minimum age 14

Categories Card Game, Medieval, Territory Building

Mechanics Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management


Number of cards 46

Sleeves 70x120


Quantity

Description

In Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, you strive to unite Ireland under your domain, securing control through might, cunning, and matrimony. Join forces to fend off Viking invaders, build monasteries to extend your influence, and gather support in towns and villages throughout the land. To become High King of all Ireland, you need to navigate a web of shifting alliances, outmaneuver your enemies, and grab history by the reins.

The success of the historical Brian Boru rested on three pillars: his victories against the Vikings, the favor he managed to garner with the Church, and the alliances he forged through political marriages. This became the foundation of the game, with each pillar becoming a suit in the trick-taking that forms the core of the mechanisms. Win a trick and you gain influence in a town, which, in turn, gains you majorities in the regions; if you lose the trick, however (deliberately or otherwise), you instead take an action corresponding to the suit of the card.


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