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Medina

Medina

2001·Stefan Dorra

3 - 4 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

The year is 1822. After years of decay, it is time to rebuild the medina, located at the foot of the Atlas mountains. The architects and engineers of the city work to erect large and beautiful palaces and to renovate the damaged city wall. As the reconstruction of the old city progresses, the city's inhabitants flock through the alleys, and the contours of the new city gradually reappear! Each turn, players must place two pieces on the board, either augmenting an existing building or starting a new building if the current building of that color is finished. Each player will claim one building of each of the four colors by the end of the game, giving one point per wooden piece attached to the building. Also, if you own the largest building of a particular color you get a bonus for that color. Finally, there are bonuses for the player who most recently connected one of their buildings to the walls, which grow from the four corners of the city. Medina is a tense game by the great designer Stefan Dorra. In 2014, Medina was re-released with new components, as well as changed and 2-player rules. See Medina (Second Edition).

Medina

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Medina has 2 videos from 1 creator: 1 review and 1 other video. They date from August 2022.

If you like it, try For Sale, Pergamon, Sardegna and Triqueta, also by Stefan Dorra.

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Medina — How to Play, and Why It's a GemReview39:15

Medina — How to Play, and Why It's a Gem

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Medina — Side-by-Slide Comparison

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For Sale

1997·Stefan Dorra

Videos
57
Creators
49
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3 - 6 players·30 min·Light weight

Pergamon

2011·Stefan Dorra, Ralf zur Linde

Videos
23
Creators
7
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·45 min·Medium weight

Sardegna

2005·Stefan Dorra

Videos
18
Creators
16
Mostly reviews and how-to-play

2 - 4 players·60 min·Medium weight

Triqueta

2023·Stefan Dorra, Ralf zur Linde

Videos
18
Creators
16
Mostly how-to-play and reviews

2 - 5 players·20 - 30 min·Light weight

About Medina

From BoardGameGeek:

The year is 1822. After years of decay, it is time to rebuild the medina, located at the foot of the Atlas mountains. The architects and engineers of the city work to erect large and beautiful palaces and to renovate the damaged city wall. As the reconstruction of the old city progresses, the city's inhabitants flock through the alleys, and the contours of the new city gradually reappear! Each turn, players must place two pieces on the board, either augmenting an existing building or starting a new building if the current building of that color is finished. Each player will claim one building of each of the four colors by the end of the game, giving one point per wooden piece attached to the building. Also, if you own the largest building of a particular color you get a bonus for that color. Finally, there are bonuses for the player who most recently connected one of their buildings to the walls, which grow from the four corners of the city. Medina is a tense game by the great designer Stefan Dorra. In 2014, Medina was re-released with new components, as well as changed and 2-player rules. See Medina (Second Edition).

Designer

Stefan Dorra

Artists

Mathias Dietze, Stefan Dorra, Franz Vohwinkel

Publisher

999 Games

Categories

Abstract StrategyArabianCity BuildingPost-Napoleonic

Mechanics

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