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Toscana
2010
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- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.9/5
For 2 players
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Toscana is a board game released in 2010 for 2–5 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Paul Laane and its main mechanics are Trading, Area Majority / Influence, and Modular Board.
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About the game
"Toscana is an exciting game set in the competitive world of wine. You are the proud owner of a winery in Tuscany. You run its daily business: you hire workers, hold winetastings, make wine and trade it at the local Wine Stock Market. Indeed you will need a keen nose for business to cash big and become the favorite of the high-class wine circles. Toscana is a light, well-aged strategy game and tastes best when enjoyed among friends." Toscana is a game with short and clear rules, but with considerable depth of play and minimal random elements - so it suits gamers and non-gamers alike. It is a unique combination of stock market and area control, and the game introduces some good and trusted mechanics in a new blend. The game is played in rounds. Every round each player has 3 available actions: Hiring, Winemaking, and Trading. Players perform actions in turn, and the order in which they perform them has consequences. In the Hiring-action, the player hires a winemaker or a winemaster who can make wine, and he can hire the Lobbyist or Mr. Rosé who can influence the market place. In the winemaking-action the player makes wine and in the Trading-action he buys or sells it at the Wine Stock Market. The player with the most money in the end wins. Simple rules, simple structure, but loaded with tricky choices and difficult decisions. CONTENTS: - 1 gameboard - (8 map pieces to optionally create a random map) - 4 lobbying tiles - 5 price markers Boxes (cubes) of: - 15 red wine, white wine, champagne, rosé - 20 water In each 5 player colors: - 1 winery board - 4 action coins - 5 workers - 3 winemasters - 7 winetasting tiles
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Publishers
- Competo / Marektoy
- Aqua Games
Questions and answers
Toscana supports 2–5 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 Toscana is 45 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 Toscana for ages 10 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.
Toscana has a complexity rating of 2.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
Toscana belongs to these categories: Economic, Farming, and Industry / Manufacturing. Its main mechanics are Trading, Area Majority / Influence, and Modular Board. 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 Toscana are: Paul Laane. 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 Toscana 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.