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History & Legends: SICILY
2010
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- 2–4 players
- 120 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
For 2 players
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History & Legends: SICILY is a board game released in 2010 for 2–4 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by José V. Lorenzo Pérez and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
SICILY is the first game of the collection History & Legends, set between the centuries V B.C. and the IIIrd A.D.. Strategy, diplomacy and economy are combined in it, allowing to recreate the wars between Carthaginians, Greeks and Romans to get the control of the mentioned island. It is a boardgame where can take part up to 4 players. It is structured in years, each one with its four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The game mechanics are very elaborated and allows to apply great variety of strategies. Nevertheless, learn to play is so easy and, in a few minutes, raw players can defend alone. The actions in every phase are very rapid, so games can last from 1 to 5 hours according to the select scene and it decided that the players are. SICILY contains a great carton board and tokens, color rules, plastic miniatures, events and secret aims cards, etc... In these moments, it is only available in the language of Cervantes (spanish), but it also will be published the corresponding version in the language of Shakespeare (english). SICILIA es el primer juego de la colección Historia y Leyendas, ambientado entre los siglos V antes de Cristo y el III después de Cristo. En él se combinan estrategia, diplomacia y economía, permitiendo recrear las guerras entre cartagineses, griegos y romanos para hacerse con el control de dicha isla. Se trata de un juego de tablero en el que pueden participar hasta 4 jugadores por partida. Se estructura en años, cada uno con sus cuatro temporadas: primavera, verano, otoño e invierno. La mecánica de juego está muy elaborada y permite aplicar gran variedad de estrategias. Sin embargo, aprender a jugar es sencillo y en pocos minutos los jugadores novatos pueden defenderse solos. Las acciones en cada fase son muy rápidas, por lo que las partidas pueden durar de 1 a 5 horas según el escenario escogido y lo decididos que sean los participantes. SICILIA contiene un gran tablero de cartón, un reglamento a todo color, miniaturas de plástico, fichas de cartón, cartas de sucesos y de objetivos secretos. En estos momentos solamente está disponible en el idioma de Cervantes (castellano), pero dentro de poco también publicaremos la versión correspondiente en el idioma de Shakespeare (inglés).
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- Zentury Games
Questions and answers
History & Legends: SICILY supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for History & Legends: SICILY is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists History & Legends: SICILY for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
History & Legends: SICILY has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
History & Legends: SICILY belongs to these categories: Card Game, Economic, and Political. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of History & Legends: SICILY are: José V. Lorenzo Pérez. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists History & Legends: SICILY as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.