Hamburgum
A crunchy rondel-driven economic game of Hamburg merchants producing goods to fund prestigious church donations.
See how it plays
How to playBenjamin Blabs about Hamburgum - Playthrough
ReviewMatt's Boardgame Review Episode 179: Hamburgum- Designer
- Mac Gerdts
- Published by
- PD-Verlag
- Editions by
- Rio Grande Games, eggertspiele
In 17th-century Hamburg you guide a merchant family toward wealth and, above all, prestige. Produce beer, sugar and cloth, ship them overseas, and pour the proceeds into grand church donations, because in the end only prestige counts. A rondel drives your actions in this crunchy economic game.
Who it's for
Fans of interlocking economic engines and rondel systems who enjoy converting goods into prestige with sharp timing.
Not for you if…
You want light, fast or highly interactive play. At higher complexity and 75 minutes it rewards patient optimizers, and it is out of print.
Vibe's take
A tight economic engine where the rondel forces constant trade-offs between advancing far and grabbing the action you need to fuel your prestige.
Published 2007 · 19 years ago
older than 84% of games
In 3,598 collections
collected more than 46% of games
2–5 players · ages 12+
Best with 4 or 5
about 75 min
longer than 71% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: demanding
Takes some learning · 3.1 out of 5 · heavier than 85%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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