Rattus: Big Box
2023Åse Berg, Henrik Berg
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 8
Mostly unboxings and reviews. Rattus: Big Box is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 6 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
It is the year 1347 AD, and a disaster is about to strike. The Black Death is approaching, and during the next few years, large parts of the population of Europe and Northern Africa will be killed by the plague. In Rattus, the players settle in the various regions of Europe and Northern Africa, while the plague spreads through all these regions. The players gain help from the various professions of the middle ages. Some of these, like peasants and bakers, help the players grow their populations. Some, like the monks and nuns, use wisdom and faith to avoid the plague, while the warfare conducted by the knights and soldiers spreads the plague to new areas. However, the plague does not make any distinction. When the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. Finally, the plague withdraws and the game ends. Only then will it be clear who was able to keep their population alive - and win the game! Rattus: Big Box includes not only several previous released expansions and promos, but also previous unpublished materials, modules, and bonus cards. More specifically, this renewed edition of the Rattus line contains all materials of the base game and the Pied Piper, Africanus, and Academicus expansions. Additional new content is included, and players can add the new "Guilds & Inns" and "Bonus" modules to create even more variety and challenge. This edition also contains popular bonus cards like The Judge, The Jester, and Boccaccio, as well as all 27 level upgrade tiles. -description from the publisher
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Which Rattus: Big Box video should I watch?
Rattus: Big Box has 10 videos from 8 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough, 4 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to May 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Rattus Big Box How to Play" by Cardboard Coalition, which runs 16 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rattus Big Box Review! The Biggest Small Big Box Money Can Buy!" by Rolling with the Beard. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "肥龍實況➤Rattus Big Box 鼠疫危機(大盒版) | 勞贖~一個GANK偷開! #那隻哈士奇 #一起聊桌遊 @bgrookie" by 給肥龍一盒桌遊.
If you like it, try Rattus, also by Åse Berg, or Cuba Libre, Ruination and Cthulhu Wars, which share several of its mechanics.
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Cardboard Coalition
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Playing Season
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Rolling with the Beard
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Stocaylus
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The Broken Meeple
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WhiteGoblinGames
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給肥龍一盒桌遊
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About Rattus: Big Box
From BoardGameGeek:
It is the year 1347 AD, and a disaster is about to strike. The Black Death is approaching, and during the next few years, large parts of the population of Europe and Northern Africa will be killed by the plague. In Rattus, the players settle in the various regions of Europe and Northern Africa, while the plague spreads through all these regions. The players gain help from the various professions of the middle ages. Some of these, like peasants and bakers, help the players grow their populations. Some, like the monks and nuns, use wisdom and faith to avoid the plague, while the warfare conducted by the knights and soldiers spreads the plague to new areas. However, the plague does not make any distinction. When the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. Finally, the plague withdraws and the game ends. Only then will it be clear who was able to keep their population alive - and win the game! Rattus: Big Box includes not only several previous released expansions and promos, but also previous unpublished materials, modules, and bonus cards. More specifically, this renewed edition of the Rattus line contains all materials of the base game and the Pied Piper, Africanus, and Academicus expansions. Additional new content is included, and players can add the new "Guilds & Inns" and "Bonus" modules to create even more variety and challenge. This edition also contains popular bonus cards like The Judge, The Jester, and Boccaccio, as well as all 27 level upgrade tiles. -description from the publisher
Designers
Åse Berg, Henrik Berg
Artist
Denis Martynets
Publisher
White Goblin Games
Categories
AnimalsMedieval
Mechanics