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Plague is spreading from Italy...
The boxfront of the international version (february 2010) of White Goblin Games.
Rattus inspired carving..this game has permeated my brain! Happy Halloween!
Rattus @ Zuiderspel 2010 - Eindhoven
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Rattus poster

Rattus (2010)

Players
2–4
Best: 4
Playing time
45–45 min
Age
10+
6.78
Average rating
6,298
Ratings
2.07/5
Weight
#1565
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Эпидемия
Designer:Henrik Berg, Åse Berg
Artist:Alexandre Roche
Publisher:Z-Man Games +6 more
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.1, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.1
Theme5.0

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

MedievalAnimalsVariable Player PowersOpen DraftingArea MovementArea Majority / InfluenceStat Check Resolution

Overview

Europe, 1347. A disaster is about to strike. The Black Death reaches Europe, and during the next 4-5 years, the population of Europe will be halved. The players settle in the various regions of Europe, while the plague spreads throughout all of the continent. The players gain help from the various classes of the middle ages: the Peasants provide population growth, the wise Monks keep the rats away, the rich Merchants flee when the plague approaches, the warfare conducted by the Knights spreads the plague to new areas, the Witches control the spread through magic and witchcraft, whereas the Kings avoid the plague by staying in their fortified palaces. But the plague does not make any distinction: when the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. When the plague withdraws and the game ends, the player with the highest surviving population wins.

Rattus is a medium-strategy game that takes place in the Dark Ages during the black plague. The players try to hold off the disease. To do this they get help from farmers, magicians, knights, nobles, ... But nothing helps as long as the rats keep coming.

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