{"product_id":"al-rashid","title":"Al Rashid","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/giorgio-de-michele\"\u003e Giorgio De Michele\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/pierluca-zizzi\"\u003ePierluca Zizzi \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/yemaia\"\u003eYemaia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e127282\/al-rashid\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1267168\/al-rashid\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarun al-Rashid was the fifth Great Caliph of the Abbasid Dinasty, and he ruled over the Middle East between the years 786 and 809. His reign was full of prosperity in all areas, like culture, science and politics. His life and his famous court are said to be the ispiration for the \"One Thousand and One Nights\" collection of folk stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Rashid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, players will take the role of the heads of powerful families, and will use the members of their families for trading, travelling, and ultimately trying to exercise influence over the court of the powerful ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAl Rashid\u003c\/em\u003e is a mostly deterministic strategy game – with a slight hint of randomness – based on worker placement, influence, resource management, and the efficient scoring of prestige points (PPs). As heads of families, players will have three different worker types at their disposal: the Sage, the Merchant and the Pasha. The three different types of workers, each with a different influence value, can be placed on the map of ancient Middle East to gain resources, or can be placed on the corporations to get more workers, or on government and imperial offices. The corporations represent several powers at the court of the Caliph: Intrigue, War, Science, Commerce, and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game takes place over five turns, with turns split into two main phases: the placement phase and the resolution phase. Each phase is split in several rounds. During the placement phase players take turns placing their workers on the board. During the resolution phase they take turns deciding which action will be resolved. Each action, either a zone on the map or a corporation, can hold workers from all of the five players, but only the top three players, identified by influence and placement order will get to resolve the move. During placement workers can be added to the same areas to improve a players's influence. Players with higher influence will get a bigger and better effect out of the action they are resolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResolving geographical areas will give a player resources. The resources come in five flavors: Wood, Pottery, Metal, Spice and Silk, and they can be used in trades. The dominating player – that is, the one with more influence, or in case of a tie, the one who placed first – will get three different resources, or all of the resources of one type (resources are distributed unevenly on the map), the second player will get two different resources and the third player just one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resources gained by resolving geographical areas can be used in the corporations to buy more workers or get government offices. Government offices work more or less like buildings in other placement games. Some give permanent advantages, some have a one-shot effect, and some can be used every turn. As for the geographical areas, having more influence will be advantageous, and dominating players will get cheaper workers or better effects out of the corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game contains no currency, so players will need to be careful when they combine resources to get money because if they pay more than they should, no change will be returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery turn raiders will spontaneously appear on random locations on the map, so players will need to use some of their actions to hire mercenaries that can be used to combat the raiders and give them access to resources. Players accumulate PPs when they buy offices and workers, and at the end of the fifth turn the player with more PPs is declared the winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComponents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Game board (645mm x 560mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48 Office tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 Credit Note tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 Influence tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 Dishonor tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 Crisis tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 Red Mercenary tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 Blue Mercenary tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 Silk pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 Spice pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 Pottery pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 Metal pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35 Precious Wood pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 Pasha pawns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 Merchant pawns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 Sage discs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Wooden cubes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yemaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":599890825,"sku":"100064","price":37.77,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Al_Rashid.jpg?v=1578608884","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/al-rashid","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}