Description: Medici is an award-winning board game ("Euro game") from designer Reiner Knizia that you won't want to put down! Become a member of the infamous Medici family in Renaissance Italy and compete to see who can make the most money in a no-holds-barred three day bidding war. Take turns opening crates on the dock, then auction them off to the highest bidder. At the end of each day, Florins are paid out to the merchants with the most valuable shipments and who have shipped the most of each commodity. The player with the most money at the end of the three days is the winner! With stunning HD graphics and trademark attention to detail and theme, this latest offering from developer and publisher Sage Board Games makes it simple to play a quick game of Medici with your friends or by yourself -- no matter where you are! Combining deep strategy with an intuitive and beautiful interface, Medici is easy to learn but hard to master. Choose your favorite of nine different historically-based Medici characters, and then discover their true personalities as you compete against them in solo play. With no setup time required, no pieces to lose, and no arguments about the rules, the future of board games is here and Medici is an essential addition to your games night gatherings and your iPad library. Take advantage of our initial release sale price and save 25%. Place your iPad on a flat surface, and the game will automatically adjust so that players on both sides of the device can view the interface. Pick the iPad up and you're ready for "pass and play." Features ======== Fast, easy, and fun game play Stunning HD graphics with plenty of eye candy Authentic Renaissance Italian theme and music Support for 3 modes of play: solo, "pass and play", and "hotseat" (around the table) play 9 different historically-based Medici characters to choose from 9 different AI opponents to compete against Complete rules and game guide Coming Soon =========== iPhone version Wi-fi / Bluetooth play Even more features and eye candy About ===== Dr. Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most prolific and best-known board game designers, and this version of one of his top titles has been fully approved and endorsed by him. Sage Board Games is an independent software developer, focusing on bringing award-winning and classic board games to mobile devices. With a veritable "who's who" of Euro games already licensed, Sage Board Games is poised to become the premiere source of board games for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Visit us: sageboardgames.com Follow us: twitter.com/sageboardgames Like us: facebook.com/sageboardgames Please send us your feedback and requests, and rate the game once you've bought it. Our belief is that the iPad will be the first electronic device that will allow board game lovers to play electronic versions of their favorite games on a reasonable sized display and thus capture the essence of the joy of sitting around a table playing the printed version. At the same time, the iPad will be able to offer multiple games on the same device, and to improve gameplay through managing the minutiae of pieces and rule application, thus freeing the players to focus on strategies and interactions. We believe that bringing great board games to this type of platform has the potential to make deeply strategic games accessible to people who would not otherwise play them. We also sincerely hope that iPad/iPhone versions will stimulate sales of the printed versions of the games by exposing a new kind of consumer to Euro board games. Do you feel the same way? Want to see more board games on your iPad? Then buy Medici and support our commitment to developing your favorite games and bringing them to a device near you in a way that meets or exceeds your expectations.