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Machiavelli

Machiavelli

The Avalon Hill Game Co · 1977
4–8480 min12+ yrs3.2/5 complexity7.1 BGG#3.362 BGG2,4 KStrategy
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How do you play Machiavelli?

Machiavelli recreates the historical situation of the fast developing and ever shifting balance of power struggle in Renaissance Italy.

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Machiavelli box art
official art · The Avalon Hill Game Co

Machiavelli recreates the historical situation of the fast developing and ever shifting balance of power struggle in Renaissance Italy. There are five major powers: The Republics of Florence and Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples and the Papacy (which was a secular power in this era) along with 3 major foreign powers: Valois France, Hapsburg Austria and the Ottoman Turks. All of these states singly or in combination compete for control of the peninsula.

Expanded by: Alea Magazine nº22 contained seven new scenarios for Machiavelli.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.2 / 5
BGG rating7.1 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
480 min
Players
4–8
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.362

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Q3How do you play Machiavelli?
Machiavelli is a bluffing game, for 4–8 players, taking ~480 minutes, featuring area movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Machiavelli — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Machiavelli support?
Machiavelli is played by 4–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Machiavelli take?
A game of Machiavelli takes about 480 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Machiavelli for?
Machiavelli is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Machiavelli?
Machiavelli has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.2 out of 5.
Mechanics & categories
Bluffing →Negotiation →Political →Renaissance →Wargame →

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