Hansa Teutonica

The article makes the point that SU&SD and NPI are critical to the success of a classic euro reprint. If the popular Youtube channels cover the game, then it will sell (e.g. I think SU&SD really helped the recent Hansa Teutonica reprint). Otherwise, the sales figures will be quite dismal.

Hansa Teutonica is a highly interactive euro with tons of depth. It has an interesting blocking and bumping mechanism which helps sand off the mean edges. Just one side note don’t be afraid of mean games.

Food Chain Magnate and Bus are both brain burners in shallow euro boxes. Hansa Teutonica: Big Box is tiny but has tons of content and is just a magnificent game...and it sold for $35...just incredible. Sidereal Confluence is a Ticket to Ride Box, and is basically just decks of cards and cubes, but it will consume the entire surface area of any table and play up to 9 people for 2-3 hours.

Hansa Teutonica. Had just finished a 12 hour work day digging trenches in 89°F heat with high humidity and was invited to play games. We just played a max player game of Resistance (new release at the time) and then everyone breaks up for drinks/snacks and this guy brings out Hansa Teutonica and I look at the box art and just stare at him like I'm already tired as shit why would you want me to fall asleep?

IIRC, Ambush, 18CZ, Anno 1800, Hansa Teutonica, Brass: Birmingham, Dominant Species: Marine, My City, Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden, Lorenzo il Magnifico, and all the smaller box games had little to no plastic other than the occasional insert and bags. And financial-wise if I'd gone all in on one or two of the big splashy kickstarters or FFG games over the past year or two there would have been no money left in the budget to buy more than 1-2 other games, if any, from our wishlist.