Manila (board game)

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|subject_name=Manila

|image_link=GOADA 2009 - Manila 052-1.jpg

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|designer=Franz-Benno Delonge

|illustrator=Victor Boden

|publisher=Zoch Verlag
Rio Grande Games

|players=3 to 5

|ages=10 years and up

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|genre=Nautical, Pirates, Transportation

|playing_time=60 minutes

|random_chance=Medium

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Manila is a German-style board game designed by Franz-Benno Delonge and published in 2005 by Zoch Verlag and Rio Grande Games. It involves auctioning/bidding, betting/wagering, commodity speculation, dice rolling, and worker placement. It is set in colonial Manila.[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11831.phtml Review of Manila] at [http://www.rpg.net RPG.net][http://www.gamepack.nl/gamepack/rec-manilla-E-1.html Review of Manila] at [http://www.gamepack.nl Gamepack]

File:Manila jeu.jpg

Honors

  • 2005 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 3rd Place
  • 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee
  • 2005 Tric Trac Nominee
  • 2006 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
  • 2006 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2006 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
  • 2007 Årets Spill Best Family Game Nominee

Contents

  • 1 game board
  • 4 ware loads
  • 4 dice
  • 4 value indicators
  • 20 cards
  • 3 boats
  • 20 accomplices
  • 48 Philippines Coins
  • 79 Coin Token (1Peso 21, 2Peso 18, 5Peso 16, 10Peso 15, 20Peso 9)
  • Rule booklet

References