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Hansa Teutonica

2-5 players 45-90 min 7.7 Board Game Geek Rating

Players are merchants establishing trade networks by connecting cities with pawns. After linking two cities, you can build offices or upgrade trader skills. Victory comes through constructing office networks, controlling cities, collecting bonuses, and earning points when opponents use your controlled cities. Skill improvements provide more victory points, action points, pawns, and special abilities.

Published 2009

Hansa Teutonica

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Select board side
Use the 2-3 player side or 4-5 player side of the board based on player count
2
Place gold plates on taverns
Find the 3 gold plates and place one on each of the 3 taverns ('Taberna') randomly face up
3
Prepare silver plates
Shuffle remaining silver plates and place them to the side of the board face down
4
Set completed cities tracker
Place the black cube onto the zero of the completed cities track in the upper left
5
Create Arnheim to Stenbad bonus
Cut out 3 small paper coins numbered 7, 4, and 2, stack with 7 on top, then 4, then 2, and place to the side
6
Distribute player components
Give each player a panel and matching set of cubes and discs
7
Fill player tracks with cubes
Place cubes on the actions, bags, key, and privilege skill tracks, covering all spots except the first
8
Fill book track with discs
Place discs on the book track, covering all spots except the first
9
Place scoring markers
Use a single cube from each player for the scoring track around the board
10
Determine starting supply
First player takes 5 cubes and remaining disc; second player takes 6 cubes and disc; third player takes 7, and so on
11
Position supply and stock
Place starting supply beneath the bag spot on your panel; leave remaining cubes to the left as unusable stock

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Take available actions
Perform a number of actions equal to the number revealed on your action track; you may repeat the same action multiple times
2
Take Income action
Move dudes from your stock to your supply based on your bag track level: 3, 5, 7, or all
3
Place Dude action
Place a dude from your supply onto any open route spot on the board, even if other players occupy that route
4
Displace Dude action
Pay 1 cube from supply to stock (2 cubes if displacing a disc) and replace an opponent's dude with your cube
5
Move Your Own Dudes action
Move a number of your dudes already on the board equal to your book track value to other route spaces
6
Claim A Route action
Select only when all spaces on a route are filled with your dudes
7
Use bonus plates
Play acquired plates after any action without spending an action

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
Trigger ending by points
Game ends immediately when a player's marker reaches 20 or more points
2
Trigger ending by plates
Game ends immediately when no silver plates remain when one is needed
3
Trigger ending by cities
Game ends immediately when the 10th city is completed
4
Score fully developed tracks
Earn 4 points for each track completely upgraded
5
Score bonus plates collected
Earn points based on total plates: 1 plate = 1 point; 2-3 = 3 points; 4-5 = 6 points; 6-7 = 10 points; 8-9 = 15 points; 10+ = 21 points
6
Score Coellen Table bonus
Earn 7, 8, 9, or 11 points based on position claimed
7
Score city majorities
Earn 2 points for each city where you have majority
8
Score largest network
Count your largest connected blob of cities with offices and multiply by your revealed key track value
9
Determine winner
Player with highest total points wins

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