{"product_id":"the-first-tsar","title":"The First Tsar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a thematic sequel to the popular board game\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRurik: Dawn of Kiev\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this board game you will lead the boyar families competing for power and honor in the 16th-century Tsardom of Russia. Over four decades, you’ll collect income from estates and equip troops, trade with foreigners and fortify cities, seek privileges and carry out royal assignments. Use your influence on the tsar, bribe his minions, and perhaps it is your family that will succeed in taking the Russian throne in the next century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is played over four rounds, each one representing approximately a decade of Ivan the Terrible’s reign. At the beginning of each round the players send their boyars to the Kremlin chambers, choosing their actions for the current decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen the players perform the chosen actions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereceive income from cities;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplace boyars and warriors on the map and move them;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egain and complete construction, trade and military projects;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexchange goods;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eacquire new titles and estates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the round, the players with the most influence in the four regions receive additional rewards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important element of the game is the Tsar’s favor,\u003cbr\u003ewhich is used to resolve all ties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the game, the player with the most victory points wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—description from the publisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"25th Century Games","offers":[{"title":"The First Tsar","offer_id":47748949672153,"sku":"TFC 71000","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/4221\/4459\/files\/pic7926331.jpg?v=1769799848","url":"https:\/\/www.boardgamesdallas.com\/products\/the-first-tsar","provider":"Common Ground Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}