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De Vulgari Eloquentia
Italy, late Middle Ages. The fabric merchants need to write down their contracts in a language that everyone can understand and the literates are looking for an alternative to the... (read more)
Noble Knight GamesReviews
mixed, 64% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2010
Age
14+
Publisher
Z-Man Games
Players
2 to 5 players
Designer
Mario Papini
Playstyle
Involved
Purchase option
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Description
Italy, late Middle Ages. The fabric merchants need to write down their contracts in a language that everyone can understand and the literates are looking for an alternative to the elite of the traditional Latin language. So, the Volgare, the language spoken by the common people, taken from the dialects spoken in the various Italian regions, starts to gain relevance. During this period, Francesco D’Assisi writes his famous Canticle of the Sun and Dante writes the Divine Comedy – both written in Volgare. The players will have to do their part in the creation of this new language!
But who will provide them the proper knowledge to understand the manuscripts in the different dialects? Who will succeed to uncover the secrets of the books inside the Papal Library? Who will embrace the religious life and who will remain a merchant? Some of the players can become a famous banker, someone else can climb the church’s hierarchy to be the next Pope! But in the end, who will be the most appreciated and respected for his status and his culture?
Contents:
board
over 160 wooden pieces
10 Event tiles
5 Papal Event tiles
5 Canticle of the Sun tiles
Money
5 Friar tiles
5 Cardinal tiles
8 Papal Library tiles
55 Manuscript tiles
1 Manuscript tile (Lingua Volgare)
the rulebook
5 screens
1 cloth bag
But who will provide them the proper knowledge to understand the manuscripts in the different dialects? Who will succeed to uncover the secrets of the books inside the Papal Library? Who will embrace the religious life and who will remain a merchant? Some of the players can become a famous banker, someone else can climb the church’s hierarchy to be the next Pope! But in the end, who will be the most appreciated and respected for his status and his culture?
Contents:
Game's Categories
Genre
Publishers
- Matagot
- Giochix.it
- Lookout Games
- Z-Man Games
- HomoLudicus
Designer
- Mario Papini
Artists
- Lamberto Azzariti
- Guido Favaro
- Eva Villa
