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What this is
Carefully manage civil unrest while rebuilding China for the Emperor. During the five rounds of the game, they must make the best of the few cards they get each round. In ZhanGuo, they are the emperor's emissaries, and they have been assigned the challenging task of contributing to the process of unifying the empire, helping to build the wall, and all infrastructures needed.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 60–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2014
- Designers
- Marco Canetta, Stefania Niccolini
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate ZhanGuo
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.4/10
- Ease of teach4.8/10
- Gateway friendliness5.4/10
- Component quality6.6/10
- Table presence6.4/10
- Travel friendliness6.1/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.9FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.3Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent6.3Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.1SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.6Lap trayTwo tables
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