Defeat Prussia before the Tsarina dies! Or be Frederick the Great and struggle for survival with a mixture of courageous willpower; sudden inspiration and stoic patience.

It is the summer of 1756. On the eve of the Seven Years War; half of Europe has formed an alliance. Frederick the Great is in deep sorrow: Is the annihilation of Prussia planned? Is it Prussia's defeat or is it Prussia's glory?

All against one – but only one will reign supreme. On a map of Old Europe; players maneuver their generals from city to city. Frederick must retain a part of each Prussian province; while the attacking powers savagely seek out their objectives. The clever use of tactical cards is decisive to winning.

Histogame and Richard Sivél present Friedrich as a novel concept uniting the fascination of board and card games. Accurately based on history while maintaining a slim set of rules; Friedrich offers wide open spaces for chess-like moves and great depth for decision making. Taken into Frederick's era; you will reflect on tactical finesses; smile about interspersed anecdotes; and be perplexed at how often you are not able to count to three...

Note: A common misconception is that Friedrich has player elimination based on the cards of fate making countries leave the game. The game does not have player elimination; it has country elimination; and a player could end up controlling fewer countries than they started with; but players are never eliminated by the cards of fate.