Boyars compete for influence on the tsar 2-4 Players | 90-120 Mins | Ages 12+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, End Game Bonuses, Income, Market Description: The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible is a thematic sequel to the popular board game Rurik: Dawn of Kiev. In this board game you will lead the boyar families competing for power and honor in the 16th-century Tsardom of Russia.
Over four decades, you ll collect income from estates as well as equip troops, trade including foreigners along with fortify cities, seek privileges and carry out royal assignments. Use your in?uence on the tsar, bribe his minions, and perhaps it is your family that will succeed in taking the Russian throne in the next century.
The game is played over four rounds, each one representing approximately a decade of Ivan the Terrible s reign. At the beginning of each round the players send their boyars to the Kremlin chambers, choosing their actions for the current decade.
Then the players perform the chosen actions: receive income from cities place boyars and warriors on the map along with move them gain as well as complete construction, trade as well as military projects exchange goods acquire new titles as well as estates. At the end of the round, the players featuring the most influence in the four regions receive additional rewards.
An important element of the game is the Tsar s favor,which is used to resolve all ties. At the end of the game, the player including the most victory points wins.
Vendor: 25th Century Games
