Sunday, March 17, 2024

#84: Anno 1701: Das Brettspiel (Mark's Top 100 2024)


Anno 1701: Das Brettspiel

  • rank: 6,333
  • rating: 6.7
  • published: 2007
  • designer: Klaus Teuber
Print Status
  • very out of print
Why It's On The List
  • While I didn't like Klaus Teuber's attempt to make Anno 1503 deeper via an expansion - I thought it was bloated & made the game much too long - I think his 2nd attempt at a similar game was very, very successful. And that's Anno 1701, which feels like a cross between Catan & Anno 1503.
Tips & Tricks:
    • There are lots of options to harvest victory points (which can win you the game) - but you can't try to do all of them.
    • The island tile sets are nearly identical - the brown ones are just farther from the starting point.
    Extras
    • Sadly, this game has never been published in English - there are some translation issues but they shouldn't be an insurmountable barrier.
    • Not liking Catan does not necessarily mean you'll dislike Anno 1701 - give it a try!.
    • My hot take: I think this design informed the design of Catan: Explorers and Pirates... they share a number of very good design ideas.
    • This is the second of five games on my top 100 list designed by Klaus Teuber.

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