# Machiavelli

Machiavelli is a board game for 4–8 players. It plays in 480 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 4–8 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 480 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1977
- **Categories:** Negotiation, Bluffing, Political, Wargame, Renaissance
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 8 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 8

**Designers:** James B. Wood, S. Craig Taylor

**Artists:** Cathy Chastain, Kurt Miller, Kaye Catledge

**Publishers:** The Avalon Hill Game Co

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/machiavelli)
- [Machiavelli in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/machiavelli)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._