Messina 1347 (engl.)

Description

Messina 1347 (engl.) is a strategy game for 1 to 4 players aged 14+ with a playing time of 60 to 140 minutes. Players take on noble families in 1347 Sicily, rescuing people from the Black Death by relocating them and building communities while controlling the plague. The game ends as the plague subsides and citizens repopulate Messina.

In 1347, merchart gales rem ille Crinteur. Peninsula arrived in Sicily and docked at the ancient port of Messina. The galleys had rats. The rats had fleas. And the fleas carried a plaque that would come to be known as the Black Death. Over the next four years, in cities across Europe, half the population would die.

Players take the role of noble families with landholdings in the countryside around Messina. They attempt to rescue people trom the plague by relocating them to their estates. As the plague in Messina worsens, the players will build small independent communities, while attempting to control the plague with fire.

In the final rounds of the game, the plague begins to abate and players return the rescued citizens to repopulate the resìlient city of Messina.

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