Machiavelli (board game)
Machiavelli is a board game published by Battleline Publications in 1977. Set in Renaissance Italy, the board is controlled by the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples, the Papacy, Valois France, Habsburg Austria, and the Ottoman Turks.
Cover of original Battleline edition, 1977, also used by Avalon Hill in 1980 | |
| Designers | S. Craig Taylor and James B. Wood |
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| Publication | 1977 |
| Players | 4-8 |
| Setup time | 5-10 minutes |
| Playing time | 4-12 hours |
| Chance | None-Low |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Skills | Tactics Strategy Psychology Negotiation |
The game shares most of the basic rules of its predecessor Diplomacy, and introduces many new rules such as money, bribery, three seasons per year, garrisons, and random events such as plague and famine. It features scenarios tailored for as little as four and as many as eight players.
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