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Last Stocked on 5/30/2012

Product Info

Title
Maria
Publisher
Category
Author
Richard Sivel
Publish Year
2010
Dimensions
12x12x2.5"
NKG Part #
2147425850
MFG. Part #
SMGHG0003W
Type
Boxed Game

Description

“There was no kingdom left to me that was not claimed by some aggressor; and one year later I did not even know where I could give birth to my child, since staying in Vienna was impossible.”

– Maria Theresa, remembering the year 1740

October, 1740. The 23 year-old Maria Theresa ascends to the Austrian throne. Thinking of her as easy prey, Frederick of Prussia invades Silesia and quickly conquers the Austrian province. Only weeks later, Bavaria, France and Saxony attack as well, and so the War of the Austrian Succession becomes general. But there is one thing the attackers have underestimated: The strength of character and fierce tenacity of the young Maria Theresa.

Histogame’s Maria, a game whose design is derived from Histogame’s classic Friedrich. Maria is a game for 3 players (with a 2-player option). It uses elements from card and board games and is a delightful combination of ease of learning, subtle strategy, and Machiavellian politics.