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Highlanders

Highlanders

Jumbo · 1993
3–590 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.2 BGG#12.439 BGG449Strategy
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How do you play Highlanders?

Rheingold is basically a Castle Risk-style game without the dice combat. The board depicts, rather fetchingly, eighteen castles on or near the Rhine. These are given point values depending on their size or importance, ranging between 1 and 3.

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official art · Jumbo

Rheingold is basically a Castle Risk-style game without the dice combat. The board depicts, rather fetchingly, eighteen castles on or near the Rhine. These are given point values depending on their size or importance, ranging between 1 and 3. The castles are linked to numerous movement areas by tracks meaning that some of the castles are in powerful positions (especially those providing or guarding a river bridge) and others are stuck out on a limb. At the start of the game, the castles aren't owned by anyone and the winner of the game is the one with the most points of captured castles at the end of the game.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.2 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
90 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.439
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Highlanders?
Highlanders is a medieval game, for 3–5 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Highlanders — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Highlanders support?
Highlanders is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Highlanders take?
A game of Highlanders takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Highlanders for?
Highlanders is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Highlanders?
Highlanders has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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