Description
The Duke is a dynamic medieval strategy game where you place double-sided feudal-themed tiles. The Duke features an innovative game mechanic. Each side of the tile represents a different stance—either defensive or offensive—and dictates your available moves. At the end of a move (or after using special abilities), you flip the tile to reveal a new attack or defensive position.
Beyond the endless variations of the base game, you can alter the board using terrain tiles. The rules also include several alternative objectives, such as the challenging Dark Rider game, which pits a lone knight against five pikemen.
The game is in English.
Links:
Rules and materials for download (Czech, pdf)
Rules (English, pdf)
Product's details
Rules English
Components English
2
12 years
30 min.
7.72/10
Weight: 1300 g
0856232002189
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Reviews
14 (1 reviews)
A game for those who enjoy the concept of chess but not the game itself. Duke cures the ailments of chess with a touch of randomness (drawing tiles blindly from a bag), and thanks to the variable movement of the pieces (different for each side), every match is quite unique. This means you don't have to worry nearly as much about memorized openings and complex strategies. Duke is more about finding quick and effective combinations that can win you the game in under half an hour.
Pros:
- fast-paced matches
- great variety of piece abilities
- variable starting setups
- very nice wooden design
- expansions available
- piece abilities printed directly on them
Cons: - the small element of randomness, which can sometimes slightly blur the skill gap between players (for me, this is actually a plus)
Hra pro ty, které baví princip hry v šachy, ale nikoliv hra samotná. Duke lečí neduhy šachu určitou mírou náhody (tahání kamenů naslepo z pytlíku) a díky variabilitě pohybů kamenů (odlišných na obou stranách) je každá partie poměrně unikátní. Tzn se nemusíte zdaleka tolik bát naučených zahájení a komplexních strategií. Duke je spíš o hledání rychlých a efektivních kombinací, které vám vyhrají hru kolikrát ani ne do půl hodinky.
Plusy:
- rychlé partie
- velká variabilita schopností kamenů
- variabilita možností úvodních rozestavení
- velice pěkný dřevěný vizuál
- existence rozšíření
- schopnosti kamenů natištěné přímo na nich
Minusy: - ona malá míra náhody, která může někdy mírně smazávat výkonostní rozdíl hráčů (pro mě spíše +)
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