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Designed By	Alan Paull
Art By	Anthony Boydell Charlie Paull
Published By	JKLM Games Surprised Stare Games Ltd
Year Published	2008
# of Players:	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (19 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	100 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (7 voters) [poll]
Category	Political
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Area Control / Area Influence
Primary Name	Confucius
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In the Celestial Empire of the Ming Dynasty the leading families vie with one another for political power and influence over the Imperial government. They do not compete by brazen force of arms, but within the confines of Confucian philosophy. Subtle influence is wielded, gifts are given and received, setting up a network of relationships that will lead one family to dominate the government under a benign Emperor. Players of Confucius participate in this discreet and delicate struggle for power. As well as influencing the three principal ministries of government, leadership of the great exploration and trading fleets will bring renown to the one who heads them, and glory attends the general leading invasions of foreign lands.

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Interview with designer Alan Paull on Boardgame News
http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/kris_hall_alan_paull_and_confucius/

Won "Special prize for heavy history game" at Bruno Faidutti`s "My 2009 game of the year":
http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=divers&id=555

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0	Play By Forum Any ideas to play it through this forum?	2009-11-02	d0gb0t	0
1	General Possible to play it online?	2009-10-04	d0gb0t	1
0	Rules given up influence conveys tiebreaker?	2009-08-04	erichv	2
9	Sessions Admiral for the Win!	2009-07-16	QBert80	2
0	Variants Discount for bribed official in Bingbu worth anything?	2009-07-08	curtc	5
0	Rules Only one student and no "Force examination"	2009-06-02	starpino	2
6	General Newbies, my suggestion....	2009-05-28	r3gamer	1
0	Rules Imperial Exam - placing the tile	2009-05-27	krokodiler	4
0	Rules Do gift obligations apply for Petitions to the Emperor?	2009-05-23	mimi2	4
0	Rules Cancellation of gifts during Ministry Resolution	2009-05-23	mimi2	2

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Gift Obligations Reference

The game reference cards list how to get rid of a gift, but they don't list what the gifts do! So this a reference to do just that, which should be helpful especially to new players. Print on card stock and trim off the white space. It can be folded below the bottom border to stand beside the board, or it can be left flat and slipped beneath a board edge.

Rick Mathews

2009-05-06

Resumen confucius

Resumen en dos A4, ideal para explicar el juego a nuevos jugadores y para tener a mano durante la partida.

witto

2009-01-28

Confucius - Ajuda - Português

Ajuda em Português (com o formato original)

Sentieiro

2008-12-11

Dutch Rules Confucius

Dutch rules of Confucius

xanthie

2008-12-10

Confucius - Regras em Português

Resumo das Regras em Português publicadas com autorização do autor (Alan Paull)

Sentieiro

2008-12-03

Dutch Play Aid Confucius

New Dutch Player Aid for Confucius

xanthie

2008-11-05

German Play Aid

Translation: Daniel Danzer and Melanie Koster

TabbySunLion

2008-10-12

Qucik reference rules summary (German)

German Rules Summary (on single fold, double side A4). Summary: Derek Carver. Translation: Daniel Danzer

TabbySunLion

2008-10-12

Quick reference rules summary (English)

A single fold summary of the rules to help players learn the game quickly without having to refer to the main rules booklet. Thank you to Derek Carver.

TabbySunLion

2008-08-27

English Confucius Rules

Confucius rules in English. Official pdf. Posted with permission of Alan Paull.

TabbySunLion

2008-08-19

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197	Initial Impressions - Essen 2008 Releases	2008-11-10
196	Brilliant Design Ideas of 2008	2009-02-04
186	Essen 2008 - Strategic Gamer's review	2008-10-29

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Board Game Rank:	530
Num Ratings:	350
Average Rating:	7.14
Standard Deviation:	1.44
Num Views:	31229
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Avg. Game Weight:	3.7
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Personal Comments:	171
Users Owning:	385
Users Wanting:	106
Users Trading:	9
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German review on unknowns.de	http://www.unknowns.de/wp/?p=219	2009-05-11
Ayuda Memoria Confucius en castellano	http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dctx3933_1830gjqq84c...	2008-11-18
Bruno Faidutti`s Ideal Game Library	http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludothequ...	2008-09-16
Westpark Gamers discussion (German)	http://www.westpark-gamers.de/PBLang/post.php?cat=...	2008-05-28
Rules on the JKLM page	http://www.surprisedstaregames.co.uk/Confucius/Rul...	2008-04-29

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