2010Grant Dalgliesh, Justin Thompson
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 9
Mainly playthroughs and reviews
2 players60 - 180 minMedium weight
Alliance
2024Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dalgliesh, Bruce McFarlane
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 8
Mainly unboxings. Alliance is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 7 players
120 - 480 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
A game of diplomacy and warfare in the Napoleonic Era with a Columbia Block System twist. Play as Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, Russia, Spain, or the Ottomans. These major powers cannot survive alone, however. They require the assistance and support of neighboring countries, the Minor States. Even though Alliance is best with 3-7 players, the Minor States create added depth for the two-player game and innovative solo rules are included. Players start each turn by receiving 5 cards and discarding one. Afterwards, they take turns playing a card, moving and building units, and conducting combat operations if necessary. When leaders are played, a political phase occurs in which the major powers make diplomatic plays for the Minor States. Players can forge alliances lasting a year or more, with various conditions in effect: gold tributes, border disputes, non-aggression pacts, etc. By default, the winner is the player with the most Victory Points in cities by the game's end.
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Alliance has 11 videos from 8 creators: 2 reviews, 1 playthrough, 7 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2021 to December 2025.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "First Look: Alliance" by Castle Archon. To see it played, watch "Alliance (Columbia) - AAR" by KilroyWasHere.
If you like it, try Wizard Kings, The Last Spike and Quebec 1759, also by Tom Dalgliesh, or Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War, also by Grant Dalgliesh.
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About Alliance
From BoardGameGeek:
A game of diplomacy and warfare in the Napoleonic Era with a Columbia Block System twist. Play as Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, Russia, Spain, or the Ottomans. These major powers cannot survive alone, however. They require the assistance and support of neighboring countries, the Minor States. Even though Alliance is best with 3-7 players, the Minor States create added depth for the two-player game and innovative solo rules are included. Players start each turn by receiving 5 cards and discarding one. Afterwards, they take turns playing a card, moving and building units, and conducting combat operations if necessary. When leaders are played, a political phase occurs in which the major powers make diplomatic plays for the Minor States. Players can forge alliances lasting a year or more, with various conditions in effect: gold tributes, border disputes, non-aggression pacts, etc. By default, the winner is the player with the most Victory Points in cities by the game's end.
Designers
Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dalgliesh, Bruce McFarlane
Publisher
Columbia Games
Categories
Mechanics
NegotiationCard-DrivenCombat Resolution