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"Auction programming" provides strategic depth to Rurik. Choose wisely as you consider which actions are important to resolve first (for lesser rewards) versus actions to resolve for greater rewards (later in the turn sequence).

Game layout for 2 players. Prototype components.

Final art for Maria, one of several princesses you can play as in Rurik.

Character art for Sviatopolk, one of many princes & princesses you can play as in Rurik: Dawn of Kiev. In solo mode, you try to stop his rebellion against Vladimir the Great.

Rurik base game miniatures. The first minis I ever painted. It took 6 months (I have 2 kids).

Final art for Boris, one of many princes and princesses you can play as in Rurik.

Well painted 3-D printed prototype pieces.

Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (2019)

Players

1–4

Best: 3, 4

Playing time

60–120 min

Age

13+

7.65

Average rating

2,841

Ratings

3.09/5

Weight

#1061

BGG rank

Top 5,000

Alternate names:Rurik: Kampf um Kiev +4 more

Designer:Stan Kordonskiy

Artist:Alayna Lemmer-Danner, Finn McAvinchey, Yaroslav Radetskyi

Publisher:Giochix.it +6 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy5.0

Luck5.0

Interaction8.0

Complexity6.2

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

MedievalTerritory BuildingAuction / BiddingVariable Player PowersOpen DraftingArea MovementArea Majority / InfluenceTake ThatSolo / Solitaire GameEnd Game BonusesContractsSelection Order Bid

Overview

Rurik: Dawn of Kiev is a euro-style realm building game set in an 11th century Eastern European Kingdom. It features area control, resource management, and a new game mechanic - "auction programming."

You play as a potential successor to the throne following the death of your father, Vladimir the Great, in 1015. The people value a well-rounded leader, so you must establish your legacy by building, taxing, fighting, and accomplishing great deeds. Will you win over the hearts of the people to become the next ruler of Kyivan Rus?

Rurik brings to life the ancient culture of Kyivan Rus with game design by Crimean designer Stanislav Kordonskiy and illustrations by Ukrainian artist Yaroslav Radeckyi.

In Rurik, players openly bid for actions with their advisors. Stronger advisors earn greater benefits at the cost of performing their action later than other players. Conversely, weaker advisors earn lesser benefits but perform their action quickly. This planning mechanism ("auction programming") adds a fun tension to the game.

—description from the publisher