2020Phil Eklund, Justin Grey, Jon Manker, Dom Rougier
- Videos
- 99
- Creators
- 37
1 - 5 players30 - 240 minVery heavy weight

2021Phil Eklund, Matt Eklund
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs. Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 11 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Pax Renaissance 2nd Edition is a game for 1 to 4 players where you play as a banker in Europe at the height of the Renaissance during the late 15th and early 16th-century. A time when European nobility and warlords declined and the arts and technology advanced in the wake of a new economic force: merchants and bankers. These bankers became the wealthiest private individuals ever as they guided Europe into the modern age. As a Renaissance banker, you will finance kings or republics, sponsor voyages of discovery, join secret cabals, or unleash jihads and inquisitions. Your choices determine if Europe is elevated into the bright modern era or remains festering in dark feudalism. Four victories determine the future course of Western Society: will it be towards imperialism, trade globalization, religious totalitarianism, or enlightened art and science? New components include punchouts for pirate ships, pawns for concessions and serfs, placards for player boards, and empire squares allowing storage of repressed tokens and queens even if the King is not in a player Tableau. Extra game Map Cards are included, allowing the mounted gameboard to be left behind for small game portability. Useful if you have limited space in your game bag. Expanded rules include Dalmatians, Cryptography, Condottiere, apostasy, and the solitaire game. Strategy and Frequently-Asked Questions are included. Contains Pax Renaissance Expansion and Pax Renaissance: BGG Promo Pack.
Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition has 46 videos from 24 creators: 10 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 11 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2021 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "HOW TO PLAY: Pax Renaissance (Second Edition)" by Matenason's Menagerie, which runs 56 min. For a quicker teach, "Learn to Play Pax Renaissance 2nd edition: matching the rules to the theme" by Boardgames for All runs 13 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "PAX RENAISSANCE 2nd ed. - Un vistazo en profundidad" by Pax Aeterna. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Pax Ren for Beginners ! Episode 1: Imperial" by Pax Gamer, one of 11 playthroughs.
If you like it, try High Frontier 4 All, Pax Hispanica and Bios: Origins (Second Edition), also by Phil Eklund, or Stationfall, also by Matt Eklund.
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2020Phil Eklund, Justin Grey, Jon Manker, Dom Rougier
1 - 5 players30 - 240 minVery heavy weight
2023Matt Eklund
1 - 9 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
2025Phil Eklund
1 - 5 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
2019Phil Eklund, Jon Manker
1 - 4 players120 - 240 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Pax Renaissance 2nd Edition is a game for 1 to 4 players where you play as a banker in Europe at the height of the Renaissance during the late 15th and early 16th-century. A time when European nobility and warlords declined and the arts and technology advanced in the wake of a new economic force: merchants and bankers. These bankers became the wealthiest private individuals ever as they guided Europe into the modern age. As a Renaissance banker, you will finance kings or republics, sponsor voyages of discovery, join secret cabals, or unleash jihads and inquisitions. Your choices determine if Europe is elevated into the bright modern era or remains festering in dark feudalism. Four victories determine the future course of Western Society: will it be towards imperialism, trade globalization, religious totalitarianism, or enlightened art and science? New components include punchouts for pirate ships, pawns for concessions and serfs, placards for player boards, and empire squares allowing storage of repressed tokens and queens even if the King is not in a player Tableau. Extra game Map Cards are included, allowing the mounted gameboard to be left behind for small game portability. Useful if you have limited space in your game bag. Expanded rules include Dalmatians, Cryptography, Condottiere, apostasy, and the solitaire game. Strategy and Frequently-Asked Questions are included. Contains Pax Renaissance Expansion and Pax Renaissance: BGG Promo Pack.
Designers
Phil Eklund, Matt Eklund
Artist
Josefin Strand
Publisher
Ion Game Design
Categories
Mechanics