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ZhanGuo
Between 230 and 221 B.C., the ambitious and extremely young king of Qin, Ying Zheng, unified China, adding all the other so-called Warring States (ZhanGuo) to his empire. Through this, Ying Zheng became the first emperor in Chinese history, taking the title of Qin Shi Huang Di.
What is ZhanGuo
Between 230 and 221 B.C., the ambitious and extremely young king of Qin, Ying Zheng, unified China, adding all the other so-called Warring States (ZhanGuo) to his empire. Through this, Ying Zheng became the first emperor in Chinese history, taking the title of Qin Shi Huang Di.
Plenty of things had to change in order to make the Chinese empire whole, and Qin Shi Huang Di didn't waste any time. He divided the empire into prefectures, personally appointing central and local functionaries; afterward, he decreed that the same writing symbols had to be used throughout the entire nation. Furthermore, he unified the laws and the units of measure, particularly the currency, creating amazing conditions for the economic development and growth of the empire.
Internal decisions were not the only things that shaped this new unified nation. From the North, the menace of the Hsiungnu barbarians kept shaking the empire, and Qin Shi Huang Di knew that the only way to stop that menace was to build one of the most ambitious buildings in human history: The Great Wall of China. Thousands of peasants left their fields to take part in the construction, not only of the Great Wall, but also of roads, channels, palaces, and majestic buildings.
In ZhanGuo, you are the emperor's emissaries, and you have been assigned the challenging task of contributing to the process of unifying the empire, helping to build the wall, and all infrastructures needed. During the five rounds of the game, you must make the best of the few cards you get each round. You can play each card either on your own player board to increase your personal power in the empire, or on the game board to recruit manpower, construct buildings wanted by the emperor, call reinforcements from Qin, and move the armies from kingdom to kingdom.
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 120 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2014
- Mechanics
- Area Majority / Influence · Hand Management
- Categories
- Ancient
- Designer
- Marco Canetta · Stefania Niccolini
- Publisher
- Asmodee · What's Your Game? · Ghenos Games · hobbity.eu
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gran juego de estrategia, con un arte muy llamativo, sencillo de jugar pero dificil de dominar
This game has been a huge surprise for several reasons. First of all, its subject matter is very attractive to me, the illustrations are very beautiful. But what I liked the most was its mechanics, especially the use of the card in various ways, from using it as a bonus to executing an action. These mechanics allow a great variety of actions and combinations that can make this game very replayable. What’s more, it has several ways of scoring, several tiles that can be combined when scoring the chinese walls, which gives a huge range of variety. With regard to downsides, it can sometimes get a
JU-E-GA-ZO euro mezcla de acciones y combos, con cartas y tablero. Creo que es uno de los mejores juegos de la editorial y sin embargo ha pasado mucho más desapercibido que otros. Con reglas sencillas y pocos símbolos que lo hacen independiente del idioma, han creado un juegazo de una buena profundidad. Probado sólo a 4. Y también a 2! Y escala muy bien! Incluso a 2 puedes jugar más con el tema de usar carta de número superior o inferior mejor. En serio, JUEGAZO de los mejores Eurogames.
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How many players is ZhanGuo for?
ZhanGuo plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 120 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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