Announcing Landri The Board Game!
Landri The Board Game
Overview
This is a short overview article that I’ve written on the game-play and mechanics of the new upcoming board game called Landri which is a historical/fiction based game set in a historical colonial era with no specific scenario set in a certain year, battle or war that must be played out. The outcome of the game unfolds as you play and it’s different every time. The theme of the game surrounds the discovery of new islands. Governments from the old world rush to claim as much land as possible. You are the governor sent from your country with a task set before you by your king to claim as much territory as possible and to establish colonies on these newly found lands.
At the start of the game each player begins with one island that he/she controls. This island has the player’s main colony and smaller settlements with settlers living in these areas. Settlers provide gold through taxes to the governor (you), which can be used to purchase a military from the mainland. Each player’s task is to capture and colonize as much territory as possible and defend that territory before other players claim it. Defending your captured territory doesn’t always have to be through military action but can be done through peaceful diplomacy and possibly some compromise.
When the game ends each island that is claimed and colonized are added up for victory points and the player with the most points wins the game. Having the most victory points at the end of the game isn’t the only way to win though. There are three ways a player can win the game. The first is having the most victory points at the end of the game which can only happen if all players involved in play declare a state of peace with each-other and want to end the game. The second way is to completely annihilate your opponents through military conquest. The third and final way to win the game is to assassinate any apposing governors. If this victory route is chosen then the game does not end if you have any neutral based players in the game until everyone declares a state of peace and the victory points are added to each player to determine the winner. Victory points aren’t the only reason why a player would want to capture certain islands. When players claim islands and establish new colonies and settlements on them, the settlers living on these islands produce gold resources. The larger the island the more gold is produced which means a