Blood Royale (1987)

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Designer	Derek Carver
Artist	Christos Achilleos
Publisher	Games Workshop Ltd.
Year Published	1987
# of Players	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 4, 5 players (7 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Medieval Negotiation Political Territory Building
Mechanic	Pick-up and Deliver Set Collection
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"Power is Wealth, Wealth is Power"

Up to five players control one of the major blood lines of the middle ages and must guide their dynasty of family members through the ages as they attempt to gain the most wealth through diplomatic, economic and military means.

Taking a unique twist on your typical multiplayer conquest game, Blood Royale downplays the war aspect of the game and makes the dynastic families political fortunes as the heart and soul of the game. Players must utilize their family members well if they wish to create a stable seat of power in their country and in the rest of Europe.

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Games Workshop First edition

Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd.

Artist: Christos Achilleos

Year: 1987

Product Code: 002243

Size: 11.61 x 8.46 x 3.15 inches

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3	General Ideas for how to upgrade the cardboard pieces?	2012-04-02	Mattr0polis	6
1	General Blood Royale: Missing piece!	2012-02-19	aledrugo1977	2
0	General Great couples game, no really it is	2010-12-12	wolvenwood	2
2	Rules Rule Book pdf/scan	2010-07-23	hellium	4
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5	General Played this week after twenty years in the wilderness.	2010-04-17	handgrena...	5
1	General Can this game be played with medium level Eurogamers?	2010-03-12	MadMartigan	6
4	General looking for players	2009-11-12	Delwayne	7
0	General Missing card number 58	2009-11-09	Pableras	2

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Board Game Rank:	1490
Thematic Rank:	223
Strategy Game Rank:	665
Num Ratings:	482
Average Rating:	6.51
Standard Deviation:	1.66
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Designer's Notes by Derek Carver	http://www.westpark-gamers.de/GI/bloodroyal.html	2004-03-07
Game review at La Tana dei Goblin	http://nuke.goblins.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&r...	2004-01-12
Yahoo group for fans of Blood Royale, and any other 80's Games Workshop classics.	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fantasy_Vault/	2003-06-17
Trev's Boardgames	http://www.clanfork.co.uk/Trev/B/BloodRoyale.htm	2001-11-02