{"product_id":"rattus","title":"Rattus (Import)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/henrik-berg\"\u003e Henrik Berg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/ase-berg\"\u003eÅse Berg \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/all\/white-goblin-games\"\u003e White Goblin Games \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpansion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus-arabian-traders\"\u003eRattus: Arabian Traders\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus-africanus\"\u003eRattus: Africanus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus-pied-piper\"\u003eRattus: Pied Pipe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca ng-href=\"\/boardgameexpansion\/168231\/rattus-bonus-2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus-academicus\"\u003eRattus: Academicus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus-cartus\"\u003eRattus Cartus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2442848\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/13900\/2011-golden-geek-best-family-board-game-nominee\"\u003e2011 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2514243\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/14610\/2011-lucca-games-best-family-game-winner\"\u003e2011 Lucca Games Best Family Game Winner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e42452\/rattus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/220937\/rattus\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope, 1347. A disaster is about to strike. The Black Death reaches Europe, and during the next 4-5 years, the population of Europe will be halved.\u003cbr\u003eThe players settle in the various regions of Europe, while the plague spreads throughout all of the continent. The players gain help from the various classes of the middle ages: the Peasants provide population growth, the wise Monks keep the rats away, the rich Merchants flee when the plague approaches, the warfare conducted by the Knights spreads the plague to new areas, the Witches control the spread through magic and witchcraft, whereas the Kings avoid the plague by staying in their fortified palaces. But the plague does not make any distinction: when the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the plague withdraws and the game ends, the player with the highest surviving population wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRattus\u003c\/strong\u003e is a medium-strategy game that takes place in the Dark Ages during the black plague. The players try to hold off the disease.\u003cbr\u003eTo do this they get help from farmers, magicians, knights, nobles, ... But nothing helps as long as the rats keep coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFebruary 2010: \u003cbr\u003e- 1st international version (Dutch\/English\/French and Norwegian) by White Goblin Games\u003cbr\u003e- 1st German version by Huch\u0026amp;Friends\u003cbr\u003e- 1st English version by Z-Man Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe international version will be available (mainly) in Benelux, France, and Norway. The German version will be available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003eWe expect that there will be localized versions (Italian, Spanish, etc.) later in 2010. Not decided yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 2010:\u003cbr\u003eSecond international version by White Goblin Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 2010:\u003cbr\u003eThird international version by White Goblin Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 2010:\u003cbr\u003eFirst expansion for the game is called \u003cstrong\u003ePied Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e and is released at Essen 2010. The expansion was sold out in 2 days at the fair.\u003cbr\u003eZ-Man Games does an English version of the Pied Piper expansion, Axel does the Polish version of the Pied Piper expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanuary 2011:\u003cbr\u003eFourth international version by White Goblin Games and second edition of the international Pied Piper expansion will be out in March 2011.\u003cbr\u003eSecond English version by Z-Man Games will be out in March 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 2011:\u003cbr\u003eSecond expansion for the game called \u003cstrong\u003eRattus Africanus\u003c\/strong\u003e will be released at Essen 2011. \u003cbr\u003eZ-Man Games will release the first English edition of Rattus Africanus expansion also in october 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 2012:\u003cbr\u003eFifth international version by White Goblin Games will be out in August 2012. \u003cbr\u003eSecond international version of the Africanus expansion will be released by White Goblin Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 2013:\u003cbr\u003eSecond international version of the Pied Piper expansion will be released by White Goblin Games.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Goblin Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":636079909,"sku":"101407-1","price":32.61,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Rattus.jpg?v=1578608890","url":"https:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/rattus","provider":"booyakajuice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}