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Carl von Linné

NewExpertStrategyEuro
1–460–120mHall 4 · 4G515

Mechanisms

  • Action Points
  • Action Retrieval
  • Area Movement
  • End Game Bonuses
  • Income
  • Movement Points
  • Track Movement
  • Variable Player Powers
  • Worker Placement, Different Worker Types
Release
10/2026
Publisher
Pink Troubadour
Designers
Michal Peichl
Languages
English
Age
12+

Carl von Linné is a strategic board game set in the early 18th century, where players take on the roles of natural historians inspired by the work of Carl Linnaeus and his contemporaries. Through exploring distant regions, collecting and researching specimens, cultivating botanical gardens, corresponding with scientific institutions, and publishing influential books, players gradually build knowledge and reputation. By carefully managing actions through a unique lens system and balancing fieldwork with scholarly study, players compete to contribute most to the emerging system of taxonomy and leave a lasting mark on the history of natural science.