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Knjaz'ja

Knjaz'ja (??????), which translates to 'Land Lords' or 'Princes' is a quick card game recreating early medieval Russia, the Kievan Rus', which includes (according to the box blurb) 'politics, economics, strategy and luck'. It is a card game with rather simple mechanics. The playe...

Players

3-8

Time

?-?

Age

?+

Weight

1.83

Rating

6.07

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The game knjaz'ja has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation as players primarily compete against each other. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game knjaz'ja has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation as players primarily compete against each other. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score.

Replay value

The game knjaz'ja has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The player interaction score is average, and the game has a moderate easiness to learn.

Luck profile

Knjaz'ja has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Knjaz'ja offers a good balance between luck and player agency.

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Knjaz'ja (??????), which translates to 'Land Lords' or 'Princes' is a quick card game recreating early medieval Russia, the Kievan Rus', which includes (according to the box blurb) 'politics, economics, strategy and luck'. It is a card game with rather simple mechanics. The player could perform only one action during his turn: (1) take a card from the desk (2) play a card (3) declare the assault on other players city After this the next player(players act in order, going clockwise) perform his action. There are several types of cards. Cities, buildings, armies and events. Each city and most of the buildings has Glory (Victory) Points values. When the deck is over the game is finished and the player with larger number of Glory Points is winner. Moreover, there are special event card "Mongol invasion" which could also finish the game. With armies you can capture or defend your cities from capturing.

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Designers

1
Aleksei Kalinin

Artists

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Aleksei Kalinin

Publishers

3
Astrel Games Astrel' Rightgames RBG SIA

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