Notre Dame (German Import)

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Designer Stefan Feld Publisher alea Players 2-5 Playtime 60 mins Suggested Age 10 and up Honors 2007 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 2nd Place 2007 Golden Geek Best B oard Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2007 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2007 Tric Trac Nominee 2008 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee 2008 JoTa Best Light Board Game Nominee Additional Info 25554/notre-dame http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/5933/notre-dame/reviews Note: This game is in German. BoardGameGeek suggested that game itself is language independent. English rules can be found here.Rio Grande Games Description: The players take on the roles of the heads of influential families in Paris at the end of the 14th century. In the shadow of the Notre Dame cathedral, the players compete for prosperity and reputation. Each family controls one of the 3 - 5 boroughs that surround the site of Notre Dame. As head of his family, each player tries, through clever use of his action cards, to advance the power and prestige of his family, but penalties are assessed on those who do not take care of the health of the people who live in their borough. The player with the most prestige at the end is the winner. --- Players play as well-off Parisians in the 15th century who wish to improve the importance and appearance of the city quarter around the famous Notre Dame cathedral. The primary game concept is original, but simple, card play players use to permanently improve their influence in the quarter. However, turn after turn, round after round, players must make choices that can have major implications. If one does one thing, then the other can't be done. Concentrating on one aspect means automatically ignoring another, which, above all others, is particularly dangerous in the case of the gradually approaching plague.... After 9 exciting rounds and about 75 action-filled minutes, Notre Dame is over. The 'maitre' who has made the most of his cards and has garnered the most prestige points is the winner. Description from Alea. This game is #11 in the Alea big box series. Show more