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ARRIALA

CANAL DE GARONNE

The game tells the story building the canal between Grisolles and Valence d’Agen in the times of Louis XI., this canal remained under construction and was finished only in the 19^th century. Players are constructors and must use their workers in the best possible way to build the biggest section of the Arriala. You can give instructions, that means move, all workers, not only your own, but in completed sections of the canal you only score for your own workers, so you should have a majority in such a section. Ties for majorities are decided in favor of the next-biggest number not involved in the tie! You can build locks to create new sections in the canal. Other options are to cultivate wine or build other structures in the valley.

A round of the game comprises the turns of all players. Each player can spent 5 project points in is turn. 1 PP moves one worker one step forward or allows you to play a card. You must spend 2 PP to move a worker from the canal into the vineyard or to choose a card. 3 PP are the price for entering a new worker at the canal or to set up a riverside construction. 4 PP is the cost for moving a worker from the vineyard to the canal or to build a lock. Prestige or Kudos points are won at the respective canal sections from majorities of your own workers, locks built, riverside constructions built and special structures and majorities in the vineyards. In the version for 2 players a virtuel third player comes into the game.

Arriala is quite an interesting little placement game, the mechanism of being able to move other players’ workers makes for an unusual tactic element.

Spieler         : 3-4

Alter            : ages 10 and up

Dauer           : ca. 45 min

Autor           : Florian Fey

Grafik          : Paul Filippi

Titel            : ident

Preis            : ca. 30 Euro

Verlag          : Ludocom 2010

www.ludocom-editions.com

Genre                    : Position and development game

Zielgruppe             : With friends

Language                        : uk de fr

Rules                              : uk de fr

In-game use of language   : no

Kommentar:

Unusual topic

You can move opposing workers

Scoring only of your own workes

Vergleichbar:

Other worker placement games on majorities

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