Il gioco dei Medici - International Team '81

Arms, loves and betrayals in XVth Century Europe

Lorenzo the Magnificent would not have played such a pivotal role, if he had not understood that, in XVth century Europe, wars were not sufficient, but alliances, riches and political marriages were equally necessary. The game propounds his problems, 550 years after his death.

Medici is a strategic game based on combats and diplomacy. It's a game initially designed for 6 players. The rules are simple and the game is fast (around 45 minutes and not 2 hours as written on the box). The game material is nice and it's easy to use it for game variants.

Players represent the powers of the XVth century: Holy Roman Emperor, Ottoman Turk Sultan, Pope, King of Spain, King of France and the head of the famous Medici family of Florence. The board is hexagonal with each player having a path by which his pawns can visit his direct left and right neighbors. In addition, each side has a direct path to the center of the board. Players other than the direct neighbors could only be reached by traveling through the neighbors or the center.

Game Contents:

• 6 domestic army pawns for each player
• 36 mercenary pawns
• 12 ambassador cards
• 6 lady cards
• 50 coins
• 2 dices
• 1 rule booklet