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Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721
"Baltic Empires" is an approachable 2-5 player strategic level wargame about conflicts between the states of the Baltic region during the early modern era, a transformative period of religious conflict, large scale warfare, and constant struggles for power. Players will have to develop their economy, strengthen their administration, secure trade hubs, and finally build armies to become the dominant power of the Baltics. Denmark-Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland-Lithuania, and Prussia will fight for hegemony, using variable victory conditions that reflect their respective historical objectives. Gameplay involves collecting resources, building new infrastructure and units, recruiting historical figures to your court, and finally going to war to expand your empire and fulfil your national ambition.
What is Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721
"Baltic Empires" is an approachable 2-5 player strategic level wargame about conflicts between the states of the Baltic region during the early modern era, a transformative period of religious conflict, large scale warfare, and constant struggles for power. Players will have to develop their economy, strengthen their administration, secure trade hubs, and finally build armies to become the dominant power of the Baltics. Denmark-Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland-Lithuania, and Prussia will fight for hegemony, using variable victory conditions that reflect their respective historical objectives. Gameplay involves collecting resources, building new infrastructure and units, recruiting historical figures to your court, and finally going to war to expand your empire and fulfil your national ambition.
Highlights:
Five asymmetric factions with unique abilities and objectives
A highly thematic deck of historical Dramatis Personae to constitute your royal court
Game details
- Players
- 2–5
- Age
- —
- Duration
- 360 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2026
- Mechanics
- Area Movement · Bribery · Commodity Speculation
- Categories
- Economic · Negotiation · Pike and Shot
- Designer
- Brian Berg Asklev Hansen
- Publisher
- GMT Games
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One game, three all new players. All loved it. 8 rounds, tight and “fast moving”. 6 hours incl. teach.
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How many players is Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721 for?
Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721 plays with 2–5 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 360 minutes.
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