Riga (GER/ENG)

Riga
Strategy game by Stefan Risthaus

From the up-and-coming Hanseatic city of Riga, you are tasked with building a trading empire for your family in the Baltic Sea by trading with neighboring cities and constructing buildings there.
In each round, new buildings and packages containing four different goods are placed on the display. Then, in a clockwise direction, each player takes a turn consisting of two phases:
a) Taking a building OR package of goods
b) Construction of buildings
To build a building, you must pay the construction costs. You use goods for this, as there is no cash in the game. How much a good is worth to pay the construction costs depends on the city in which the building is to be constructed (the color of the building). A grain card can be worth 2 ducats. In Tallinn, however, you can also get 4 ducats, while in Gdansk you cannot pay with grain at all. Since there is no change, you should pay with exact money if possible. Any excess ducats are forfeited!
Once everyone has had a turn, a second round of moves follows, but this time in reverse order, before a round ends with the hand card limit being checked.
After 8 or 9 rounds, the game ends with the evaluation of the victory points on your own buildings.
In RIGA, success is achieved by skillfully selecting goods to match your buildings, allowing you to build many valuable buildings with as few cards as possible. These buildings can be worth between 3 and 6 victory points and offer additional advantages during the game, such as increased income from the sale of certain goods, cheaper construction, or the privilege of drawing additional cards.
Make your family proud by dominating trade in the Baltic Sea!

With the included additional cards, RIGA offers great entertainment even for experienced players. The expansions "Vitalian Brothers" and "Mayor" are also available separately for additional depth.