Here you can pre-order the boardgame Medioevo Universale published by Giochix, English Edition. There are also available the French, German, Spanish language packs.



Important Note: Medioevo Universale will be printed in a limited number of copies and only for buyers accredited in this pre-order. This is the last call before the printing of the game.


Medioevo Universale is perhaps one of the biggest board games ever. The game is for 3-5 players, expandable up to 9 players, and lasts about 2-5 hours. The game is in English version. If you want, you can add a language pack in German, French, Italian or Spanish.

Players will lead one of the great medieval kingdoms of the 13th century by developing an intricate commercial network, advancing its technology, and weaving diplomatic relations with the other players. A number of possible adverse events can occur: natural disasters, and barbarians that will hinder military conquests or the creation of your empire.

The game sold here is the same of the crowdfunding campaign and will include all unlocked stretch-goals (and Towers and Strongholds and Muslim designs unlocked SG). For more information refer to the campaign page.

Preorder shipments will be done immediately after the shipments of the backers (which will be carried out first).

You can download the English rulebook here.

During the 13th century A.D., the Middle age was slowly coming to an end. The Pope and the Empire, the two universal powers that dominated the previous centuries, were breaking apart. Municipalities were arising in Italy and, with the founding of the first universities, they were serving as centers for the spreading of knowledge, while the Maritime Republics were thriving to the detriment of the old Byzantine Empire.



To the south and the east, the Arab potentates and the barbarian hordes were pressing against Christian strongholds. Spain, Anatolia, and the Sarmatian steppes were lands in dispute, while the Holy Land was being devastated by the Crusaders, who were coming from all over Europe in defense of the Holy Sepulcher. Meanwhile, a terrible new threat arrived from the east: the Mongols!


 

After the darkest centuries following the fall of the Roman Empire, science and technology were beginning to flourish again. Society was rapidly changing, as cities revived and gained autonomy, while the feudal system was beginning to crumble. Businesses gradually became more powerful, while monarchies were evolving into national states.

In this age of religious wars and struggle for survival, you have the opportunity to lead one of the great Kingdoms of the time while taking control over many aspects, such as trade, diplomacy, infrastructure development, technological progress and military strategy.

You can build forts and fortifications, expand farmable lands, discover new technologies, protect your caravan and your convoy, fill your treasury with gold from the major cities on the continent, repel the barbarians who are pressing on the frontiers, search shelter from bad events and disasters, recruit armies and fleets, forge alliances, use your spies to infiltrate other kingdoms, prepare to expand your kingdom, declare war as you deem opportune, exploit the land, defeat your enemies in battle... And most of all... Plant your banner in new territories.

You can gain Honor in many ways: trading, holding diplomatic ties, winning battles and organizing intrigues. At the end of the game, the player with the highest number of Honor Points wins, and the others are forced to become his vassals. Alternatively, the game can end abruptly, if a player’s Kingdom expands to the point that it acquires all of its territorial objectives.



Medioevo Universale is an epic war management game for 3-5 players. Highlights of the game include a game board that reproduces a detailed map of the time, hundreds of army units, a plethora of cards and tokens, strategy on several levels, and the integration of elements of war, diplomacy, and technology. The author, Nicola Iannone, was able to blend in an original way the characteristics of a traditional wargame with those of an intelligent board game, paying particular attention to the historical aspects.



Armed conflict is the heart of the game, as well as one of the ways to achieve victory. Unlike other games, Medioevo Universale is not the classic game where luck is king. Thanks to truly innovative mechanics of conflict resolution, you can appropriately plan the outcome of a battle, which takes into account the numbers and types of troops, the use of siege weapons and fortifications, as well as many other factors.

Gain absolute power!



Many other aspects enliven the game: random events that affect areas of land and sea, the barbarian armies reacting to attacks and fighting back, calamities - very rare, catastrophic events that can disrupt the game if players do not possess the right technologies to mitigate their effects - the pope who seeks to control Christian players and to organize crusades, threatening excommunication for those who do not follow!