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Tannhäuser (board game)

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Tannhauser is a 2007 tactical miniatures board wargame originally published in French by the company Take On You, set in an alternate-history conflict between rival factions. Players command elite squads of characters, choosing either team play with two players each fielding a squad, or a looser multiplayer format with up to ten participants each controlling a single character. A typical game runs one to two hours and uses a double-sided board depicting a castle interior and a crypt, together with pre-painted plastic miniatures, character cards, dice and cardboard tokens. The base game introduced two factions, the Reich and the Union, each drawn into a struggle to shift the balance of power between warring nations. Fantasy Flight Games took over English-language distribution after the original release and later acquired full rights to the property, continuing to support it with further expansions and additional factions beyond the initial two.

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Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
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Player Count
Team-Based (Two Teams) 1
Origin Year
2007 1
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1. Tannhäuser (board game) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, game description
    Tannhauser is a 2007 board wargame from Take On You which takes place in an alternate reality
  • Lead, player count
    The game supports 2 to 10 players, accommodating either team-based play with two players each controlling a squad
  • Lead, publication year
    Tannhauser is a 2007 board wargame from Take On You
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