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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