Riga: Die Bürgermeister
BGG rating
7.5

Expansion for Riga

Riga: Die Bürgermeister

2017

Rules assistance for Riga: Die Bürgermeister

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

  • 2–4 players
  • 30–50 min
  • 10+

Rules assistant for Riga: Die Bürgermeister

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Riga: Die Bürgermeister is an expansion for Riga released in 2017 for 2–4 players, 30–50 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Stefan Risthaus and its main mechanics are Take That, Set Collection, and Commodity Speculation.

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About the game

Riga: Die Bürgermeister includes four small boards and 16 tokens, four per player color. The players try to become most popular in the neighboring towns to gain additional victory points. For each building, you move your token on the board for the according town forward 1 space and additionally 1 space for each ducat you pay more than necessary. Every five spaces on the board of a town brings you 1 victory point, and the player having moved forward the most spaces becomes the mayor (Bürgermeister) and gains 2 more points. The Die Bürgermeister expansion for Riga allows for games with up to six players.

Questions and answers

Riga: Die Bürgermeister 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.