Rio Grande Games Messina 1347 Strategy Board Game, Medieval City Building, 1-4 Players, 90-120 Min

Messina 1347 transports players to 1347 Sicily, where merchant galleys unknowingly deliver the Black Death to the ancient port city. Players assume roles as noble families with countryside estates, racing against time to rescue citizens and build isolated communities away from the plague's devastation.A Strategic Survival Arc:Phase one focuses on evacuation: rescue people from Messina and relocate them to your estates while attempting to contain the plague through tactical fire managementPhase two shifts to restoration: as the plague abates, strategically guide rescued populations back to repopulate the now-sterile cityGrid-based movement combined with resource management creates meaningful decisions that reward careful planning and adaptive tacticsDesign Excellence: Created by Vladimir Suchy, designer of Underwater Cities and Praga Caput Regni, Messina 1347 delivers sophisticated mechanics wrapped in historical authenticity. The game scales beautifully from one to four players in 90 to 120 minutes, offering solo play, competitive, and cooperative variants for maximum replayability.Perfect for strategy board game enthusiasts aged 14 and up who appreciate thematic depth, historical grounding, and intellectually challenging gameplay. This is the board game that belongs in every serious collector's rotation.

• HISTORICAL SETTING: The Black Death ravages the city of Messina, it is up to you and your noble families to save as many lives as you can. Bring the people out of the city and into your estate to save them.
• SAVE & REBUILD: Guide your noble family through crisis—rescue citizens, build isolated communities, and later help repopulate Messina as the plague fades; a compelling arc of survival and restoration.
• SURVIVE & RETURN: Once the danger is gone you're also tasked with returning the population to the now sterile city of Messina. immersive gameplay that rewards thoughtful planning and adaptive tactics.
• A GRID MOVEMENT MEDIEVAL BOARD GAME for 1-4 players ages 12 and up. Explore your phylanthropic side with this strategy board game.