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Burano

Burano

EmperorS4 · 2015
2–490–120 min12+ yrs3.8/5 complexity6.7 BGG#3.727 BGG2,6 KStrategy
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Burano, also known as the lace island, is an island in the northern Venetian lagoon. Burano is famous for its brightly colored houses, those square-shaped houses of a riot of colors along the water channels make it like a fairy tale land.

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Burano, also known as the lace island, is an island in the northern Venetian lagoon. Burano is famous for its brightly colored houses, those square-shaped houses of a riot of colors along the water channels make it like a fairy tale land.

Fishing has been the main activity in Burano since its foundation. A story goes that while fishermen went a long-term fishing outside the lagoon, their wife who stayed and missed their husband took out needles and made lace like they mended their husband's fishing nets.

In the Middle Ages, Burano lace was highly admired and widely requested by royal families all over Europe. Players represent a family leader on this little island. They can send men to fish for the main source of income, or send women to lacemaking to sale abroad. Making a good living and making Burano become world famous, you have to figure out how to organize family members to their suitable work. It depends on you to earn the glory for your family and lead them to be outstanding from other families.

Burano is played over four seasons, 14 rounds altogether. Through the novel "cube pyramid-driven" mechanism, players take turns paying coins to operate their cube pyramid during each round. The operation of the color-coded cubes would trigger certain actions, such as fishing, lace making, and house roofing, which will earn players victory points (VP). At the end of the game, whoever has earned the most VP wins.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.8 / 5
BGG rating6.7 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
90–120 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.727

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Q3How do you play Burano?
Burano is a city building game, for 2–4 players, taking ~90–120 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Burano — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Burano support?
Burano is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Burano take?
A game of Burano takes about 90–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Burano for?
Burano is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Burano?
Burano has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.8 out of 5.

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