Henchmania cover
2016BGG rank #4,710

Henchmania

by Vincent Jouanneau, Jean-Pierre Nicolas · Gigamic

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Players2–5
Time45–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Henchmania?

In this cross between Game Of Thrones and Monty Python become a medieval Lord and puppet master, and use your monstrous and loyal henchmen who will do ANYTHING to help their master satiate his thirst for prestige! Henchmania is a strategic board game taking place in an odd medieval universe. Each player is the Lord of one family, among four. With the help of your loyal henchmen, capture parts of the city and use your influence to win the battle! The objective is to win as many prestige points as possible in four days, or to be the first player to reach 30 prestige points. There are many ways to earn (and also lose) prestige points! At the end of each day, everyone counts their points before the beginning of the next day. So battle, strut, pray, denigrate... It's a no-holds-barred war to become the new seneschal of Montfleury!

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameHumorMedieval

Questions players ask

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