Board Game

Highlanders

Released 1993 / 3-5 players / 90-90 min / Ages 12+

Also known as Rheingold, Zamki (Castles)

Designer: Reinhard Herbert

Publisher: Jumbo, Soppol

Highlanders cover art

Description

Rheingold is basically a Castle Risk-style game without the dice combat. The board depicts, rather fetchingly, eighteen castles on or near the Rhine. These are given point values depending on their size or importance, ranging between 1 and 3. The castles are linked to numerous movement areas by tracks meaning that some of the castles are in powerful positions (especially those providing or guarding a river bridge) and others are stuck out on a limb. At the start of the game, the castles aren't owned by anyone and the winner of the game is the one with the most points of captured castles at the end of the game.

Game at a glance

Year published
1993
Players
3–5
Play time
90 minutes
Listed playing time
90 minutes
Minimum age
12+

Categories (2)

  • Medieval
  • Wargame

Mechanics (2)

  • Action Points
  • Point to Point Movement
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