{"id":8129399980283,"title":"The Castles of Tuscany","handle":"ravensburger-castles-of-tuscany","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Castles of Tuscany\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRavensburger 26916\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fast, strategic game of region building during the Italian Renaissance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompete to build the most prosperous realm as a powerful Tuscan noble in the heyday of the Italian Renaissance. Build, trade, harvest, and quarry to bolster the towns, villages, and monasteries surrounding your “castello”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful Tuscany region, in the 15th century, is the home of the Italian Renaissance. As influential princes, the players make creative decisions to build their region into a flourishing domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy supporting towns, villages, and monasteries, or by extracting marble and delivering goods, players see their lands grow, earning them victory points. Each round, players use cards to place useful tiles to expand their regions and gain new opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winner is the person who has the most victory points after three rounds of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe English edition of the rules for the Castles of Tuscany have some translation and design issues, making it slightly harder than typical to learn how to play this introductory Feld game. Some smaller issues have been observed in other languages complicating a simple resolution of questions. A community FAQ is available\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/thread\/2548046\/unofficial-faq\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto provide some clarity and is highly recommended for first time players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-4 players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45-60min playtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 10+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 component boards (with more than 170 pieces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150 cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42 wooden pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore in \u003cem\u003eThe Castles\u003c\/em\u003e family:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/products\/rvg-26925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastles of Burgundy (New)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2023-06-20T14:42:46+02:00","created_at":"2023-06-20T14:42:47+02:00","vendor":"Ravensburger","type":"Board Games \u0026 Card Games","tags":["Brand_Ravensburger","Category_Family Board Games"],"price":99995,"price_min":99995,"price_max":99995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44655294120187,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4005556269167","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Castles of Tuscany","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":99995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Ravensburger---Castles-of-Tuscany.jpg?v=1687264968","\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheCastlesofTuscanycontents.jpg?v=1687423927"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Ravensburger---Castles-of-Tuscany.jpg?v=1687264968","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32978086134011,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":1024,"width":711,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Ravensburger---Castles-of-Tuscany.jpg?v=1687264968"},"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Ravensburger---Castles-of-Tuscany.jpg?v=1687264968","width":711},{"alt":null,"id":32995232809211,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.188,"height":862,"width":1024,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheCastlesofTuscanycontents.jpg?v=1687423927"},"aspect_ratio":1.188,"height":862,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheCastlesofTuscanycontents.jpg?v=1687423927","width":1024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Castles of Tuscany\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRavensburger 26916\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fast, strategic game of region building during the Italian Renaissance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompete to build the most prosperous realm as a powerful Tuscan noble in the heyday of the Italian Renaissance. Build, trade, harvest, and quarry to bolster the towns, villages, and monasteries surrounding your “castello”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful Tuscany region, in the 15th century, is the home of the Italian Renaissance. As influential princes, the players make creative decisions to build their region into a flourishing domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy supporting towns, villages, and monasteries, or by extracting marble and delivering goods, players see their lands grow, earning them victory points. Each round, players use cards to place useful tiles to expand their regions and gain new opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winner is the person who has the most victory points after three rounds of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe English edition of the rules for the Castles of Tuscany have some translation and design issues, making it slightly harder than typical to learn how to play this introductory Feld game. Some smaller issues have been observed in other languages complicating a simple resolution of questions. A community FAQ is available\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/thread\/2548046\/unofficial-faq\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto provide some clarity and is highly recommended for first time players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-4 players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45-60min playtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 10+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 component boards (with more than 170 pieces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150 cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42 wooden pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore in \u003cem\u003eThe Castles\u003c\/em\u003e family:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/products\/rvg-26925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastles of Burgundy (New)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}