Games & Comics

Lowenherz
2 - 4 players
Ages 12 & up
Playing time: 90 minutes
Publisher Rio Grande
Authors: Klaus Teuber

Awards
Winner Deutscher SpielePre 1997
Finalist Best Family Strategy Game Games Magazine 1998
Finalist Best Advanced Strategy Game Games Magazine 2002

The King lies near death... and the princes are all vying to succeed him. To succeed the King, a prince must show his ability to accumulate power. A prince accumulates power by controlling territory within the kingdom. Each prince has three castles, but controls no territory. A prince gains power by controlling the region surrounding one of his castles or by adding territory to a region once it is controlled. The more territory added or controlled, the more power gained. But, the King still reigns and offers just three orders to the princes at a time. The princes must choose when to act and which order to take; should they add a border, place a new knight, expand a region, or just add gold to there treasury? In the end, the prince with the most power becomes King and earns the title Lowenherz.

Contents: 1 board frame, 6 map pieces, 48 knights, 16 castles, 4 power stones, 100 border walls, 1 first player castle, 112 cards, 1 pouch, 1 rulebook, 1 game overview, all in a box approximately 33 x 25 x 7 cm