Winged hussars and Cossacks

Build the most powerful magnate family in the Wild Fields of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Manage resources, build villages, towns, and forts, expand a card deck, and contest control of the borderlands while facing Tatars, Muscovites, Cossack rebels, and rival neighbors. Program cards in secret and resolve them by initiative, collect taxes and influence, and respond to changing historical events. Recruit troops, lead battles, take part in royal expeditions, and fulfill the duties of political titles. Experience improves action and combat decks, while a family head’s death can reset progression and affect succession. Victory points come from income, experience, happy subjects, fortifications, and defeated enemy units.

Players: 1–6 best 5
Playing time: 90–180 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3.2 / 5