Anno Domini 1666
BGG rank
BGG #8,438
BGG rating
8.5

Anno Domini 1666

2019

Rules assistance for Anno Domini 1666

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 60–120 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 3.5/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Anno Domini 1666

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Anno Domini 1666 is a board game released in 2019 for 2 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Konrad Sosiński and Rafał Szwelicki and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Grid Movement.

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About the game

It is the year of our Lord 1666. Emperor Leopold is dead. The election looms. European monarchs send their envoys to Vienna to participate. But the struggle for the Empire's future takes place not only at the noble courts. In Vienna's slums and alleys swashbucklers, musketeers and thugs wage a secret war on behalf of their powerful superiors. Anno Domini 1666 is a tactical adventure miniatures game in which two players pit their bands against each other in order to achieve specific goals defined by a scenario. The game takes place on boards depicting 17th-century Vienna with a grid overlay. Dice rolls are replaced by cards either played from a player's hand, or drawn blindly from a deck. A scenario's objectives may include defeating the opponents in combat, but also stealing a valuable object or breaking out a hostage, among others. The theme and characters of the game are based on real-world history, historical novels (such as Three Musketeers) but also feature magic, alchemy, wizards and fantastical creatures. The participating factions are the Poles, the French, the Ottomans and the evil sect Broken Cross. They can get help from the Vienna locals (thugs, urchins, merchants) and famous mercenaries. The process of building a band is fast and streamlined thanks to a draft system. Game components will included top quality miniatures (with all unique sculpts), several sheets of counters, custom card decks and multiple maps and scenarios. The game’s Kickstarter campaign is scheduled for spring 2018. —description from the publisher

Questions and answers

Anno Domini 1666 supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.