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Carolus Magnus

Carolus Magnus

2000·Leo Colovini

Videos
10
Creators
9

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Carolus Magnus is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 2 other videos.

2 - 4 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

This game uses a collection of smallish hexagon clusters arranged in a circle. Mercenaries, in the form of small wooden blocks, are placed onto the land pieces. Players can then use these blocks to attempt to gain control of the corresponding mercenary type, or place the same small blocks onto the board which can help the player who controls that color. Once a player has majority of control markers on a piece of land, he can build a tower there. The tower serves as a semi-permanent control marker, as well as a way to win. If two land pieces are controlled by the same player, the land pieces are combined into one, which makes the position harder to take by the other players. The first player to place a set number of towers wins the game, but the game can also end when the land masses are reduced to three or fewer, in which case the player with the most towers placed wins.

Carolus Magnus

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Carolus Magnus6:03

Carolus Magnus

Backus

Backus

Review

Jeremy Reviews It... - Carolus Magnus Board Game Review23:09

Jeremy Reviews It... - Carolus Magnus Board Game Review

Jeremy Reviews It

Jeremy Reviews It

Which Carolus Magnus video should I watch?

Carolus Magnus has 10 videos from 9 creators: 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides and 2 other videos. They date from 2013 to March 2024.

To learn the rules, start with "Carolus Magnus" by Backus, which runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Jeremy Reviews It... - Carolus Magnus Board Game Review" by Jeremy Reviews It. 4 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Cartagena, Old London Bridge, Australis and Clans, also by Leo Colovini. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2019.

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Jeremy Reviews It... - Carolus Magnus Board Game ReviewReview23:09

Jeremy Reviews It... - Carolus Magnus Board Game Review

Jeremy Reviews It

Jeremy Reviews It

Carolus Magnus — How to Play, and Why It's a GemReview42:39

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

Board Gems

Board Gems

Carolus Magnus Review (and more!) from So Very Wrong About GamesReview12:15

Carolus Magnus Review (and more!) from So Very Wrong About Games

So Very Wrong About Games

So Very Wrong About Games

Carolus Magnus [JcK Opina ep.15]Review1:56

Carolus Magnus [JcK Opina ep.15]

JugandoConKetty

JugandoConKetty

Eriantys vs Carolus Magnus — Side-by-Slide Comparison7:23

Eriantys vs Carolus Magnus — Side-by-Slide Comparison

Board Gems

Board Gems

Carolus Magnus — game overview at Spielwarenmesse 2019Interview3:00

Carolus Magnus — game overview at Spielwarenmesse 2019

BoardGameGeek Express

BoardGameGeek Express

Carolus MagnusHow to play6:03

Carolus Magnus

Backus

Backus

Carolus Magnus (Cranio Creations) / Nürnberger Spielwarenmesse 2019 / Essen 2019How to play5:21

Carolus Magnus (Cranio Creations) / Nürnberger Spielwarenmesse 2019 / Essen 2019

cliquenabend

cliquenabend

Vaguely helpful how to play. - carolus Magnus.How to play9:11

Vaguely helpful how to play. - carolus Magnus.

Jeremy Barry Randall

Jeremy Barry Randall

Carolus Magnus - Playthrough With FriendsHow to play58:08

Carolus Magnus - Playthrough With Friends

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Getting Games
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Jeremy Barry Randall
Jeremy Barry Randall
1 video of this game
Jeremy Reviews It
Jeremy Reviews It
1 video of this game
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About Carolus Magnus

From BoardGameGeek:

This game uses a collection of smallish hexagon clusters arranged in a circle. Mercenaries, in the form of small wooden blocks, are placed onto the land pieces. Players can then use these blocks to attempt to gain control of the corresponding mercenary type, or place the same small blocks onto the board which can help the player who controls that color. Once a player has majority of control markers on a piece of land, he can build a tower there. The tower serves as a semi-permanent control marker, as well as a way to win. If two land pieces are controlled by the same player, the land pieces are combined into one, which makes the position harder to take by the other players. The first player to place a set number of towers wins the game, but the game can also end when the land masses are reduced to three or fewer, in which case the player with the most towers placed wins.

Designer

Leo Colovini

Publisher

Playte

Categories

Abstract StrategyMedievalTerritory Building

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand ManagementModular Board & Variable Setup
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