Hansa Teutonica: East Expansion

Alternate map and victory cards for the base map (although I wish they'd included cards for the new map also) create a lot of interesting new options for play.

Seems like a solid variant, with a map that requires a different approach to the base game.

Given the choice, I usually prefer to play Hansa using the new expansion map.

1 play / 4 players

Enjoyed this map over the original by quite a bit. Eager to try at 3 players, but I wonder if it's still too open to be meaningful. 4 players seemed just right.

The reason is the extra actions and map are placed without choke-points, compared to the original map. I suspect some people will enjoy the choke-points, but I do not. I feel the East map allows a broader option of strategies, and we enjoyed our one play thus far.

The board is an improvement on the first board. There is more going on with it and it's just a shame that it wasn't double sided.

I think this board is a tremendous addition to the game. It really opens up many viable alternative strategy lines.