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Year Published
2003
# of Players:
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 3, 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
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Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
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Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Message to the Czar
Alternate Names
Kurier des Zaren
Les courriers du Tsar
Expanded By
Families
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The governors have important messages that must reach the czar as quickly as possible. Because the governors live in provinces in the far reaches of his empire, a governor must be clever and a little lucky to be the first to get his message to the czar, winning the game and the favor of the czar.

The players each send several couriers on the long and convoluted trip to the czar’s palace. Along the way, the couriers travel from village to village through swamps, forests, and mountains. In each village, the couriers check in to one of the inns and spend the night. But only the early risers will be able to move on to the next village in the morning. Those who sleep late must remain in the village for another night, hoping the new day will provide better opportunities.

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2 MS Word source files for enhanced Czar+ modified rules
Modified Rules source (MS Word): Message to the Czar+ ltr.doc - rules, booklet format, letter size paper; Message to the Czar+ lgl.doc - rules, booklet format, legal size paper; Message to the Czar+ Ref 2up.doc - quik reference; Message to the Czar+ points.doc - cut, tape and use beside board as a reminder of points values; Message to the Czar+ points half.doc - same as above, but points scaled down; Please use, and offer fixes, suggestions, excoriations
2009-01-06
2 Message to the Czar points.pdf
Message to the Czar points chart -- to be cut out, joined together lengthwise, and laid alongside the board; measurements approximate
2006-12-18
2 Message to the Czar+ ltr.pdf
A merge of Message to the Czar/Muscat rules -- print 2-sided on letter size paper
2006-12-18
2 Deadbeat_courier_actions_Aid.pdf
Deadbeat Courier Actions graphical Aid (for use with Rob's Plus rules)
2006-12-18
3 kurier.doc
English rules translation
2003-11-11
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