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Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India
A collection of pictures from my trip to India, visiting the cities in Maharaja

Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India (2004)

Players
2–5
Best: 4, 5
Playing time
90–90 min
Age
12+
7.09
Average rating
5,202
Ratings
3.17/5
Weight
#1173
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Maharadja: Paleizenbouw in India +3 more
Designer:Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling
Artist:Franz Vohwinkel
Publisher:Mayfair Games +4 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 4, Interaction 7, Complexity 6.3, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck4.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity6.3
Theme5.0

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

City BuildingVariable Player PowersSimultaneous Action SelectionPoint to Point MovementArea Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route Building

Overview

A board game for two to five players with elements of area control and simultaneous action selection. During the game, the players take different roles and travel from city to city in India. Their architects build palaces and houses for the Maharadja.

Of course, building a palace is expensive. Therefore, it is important to earn enough money in the cities. The first player who builds seven palaces is the winner.

Players choose their actions simultaneously, but reveal and resolve them in turn. Actions include generating money, building houses or palaces, manipulating the Maharaja's movements, and choosing new architects (each architect has a unique power, but the more powerful ones come further down the turn order).

At the end of each round, the Maharaja scores the city he is currently in based on the number of buildings, and players receive money accordingly. He then moves to a new city.

Besides the basic game, the rules booklet contains two advanced versions for players who seek even more depth in their game play.

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