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Condottiere Review
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The city-states of Venice, Florence and Genoa and their economy were doing extremely well. However, their military strength was extremely lacking not only in size, but also in experience and conviction. It was clear that strong soldiers with real battle experience were needed. So when the English soldiers returned from the Crusades, they were welcomed with open arms. Finally, the city-states would be able to extend their reach and influence, thanks to the wonderful Condottiere by Dominique Ehrhard, Duccio Vitale and Justin Kemppainen from Z-Man Games.
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I must say though that the old rules are much superior to the newer FFG and ZMan rules. The most recent printing has cards for both versions, do yourself a favor and stick with the more dramatic original rules/cards.
I also think there is more strategy than you're giving it credit for. There are many long-term decisions regarding when to participate or bow out of a fight, how early in the round you want to be active, whether you want to win an area simply for the additional card draw or actually to try and win, etc.
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I believe the newer ones you can still play the original rules.
But in the meantime I worked out a way to play it with a hand drawn map and port royal cards. Although in truth i m not sure the fam really enjoy this one even if I do .
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mc wrote: I've been after that original version for a while. Those woodblock prints are way cooler than the by the numbers stuff on later editions. Don't know why a new one would be pricey.... It's a pretty straightforward game.
I believe the newer ones you can still play the original rules.
But in the meantime I worked out a way to play it with a hand drawn map and port royal cards. Although in truth i m not sure the fam really enjoy this one even if I do .
I just bought the large Eurogames box 2nd hand a couple months ago. i love the tarot-sized cards with the wood block images. This is also the second time I've owned it.
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I have the latest version (ZMan I think), which is certainly not the best component-wise, but it includes the original rules and tells you which cards to use or remove based on which ruleset you're playing.
I wouldn't recommend anyone spend a lot on this game. Many groups don't quite appreciate it or find it enjoyable, I've seen it crash a number of times. It's certainly not guaranteed to succeed.
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Well, it wasnt "Pricey" as in $$$. I just have in my head that it is $25.00 new and the ding and dent was like 40% off and was still like $23.00, so it wasn't the discount I was hoping for.WadeMonnig wrote: Which version do you recommend Charlie? I almost got a Ding and Dent from minature market last time I was there but seemed pricey, so maybe it was a newer version?
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WadeMonnig wrote:
Well, it wasnt "Pricey" as in $$$. I just have in my head that it is $25.00 new and the ding and dent was like 40% off and was still like $23.00, so it wasn't the discount I was hoping for.WadeMonnig wrote: Which version do you recommend Charlie? I almost got a Ding and Dent from minature market last time I was there but seemed pricey, so maybe it was a newer version?
A board game for $25? What do think this is? 2017? This is a $79.99 game if I've ever seen one!
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