# Bohnaparte: Liberté! Egalité! Bohnité!

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2004
- **BGG Rating**: 6.2
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 3-6 (Best with: 5, 6)
- **Duration**: 90 min
- **Weight**: —
- **Designers**: Hanno Girke, Uwe Rosenberg
- **Artists**: Björn Pertoft
- **Publishers**: AMIGO, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Rio Grande Games
- **Categories**: Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Farming, Napoleonic, Negotiation, Territory Building
- **Mechanics**: Hand Management, Set Collection, Trading

## Verdict
The perfect expansion for those looking to turn the relaxing Bohnanza into a game of conquest and war!Transforms the base game experienceVery creative combat mechanicGives use to weak beansAdds real strategic depthRequires the base game strictlyIncreases competitiveness significantlyFOR GENRE FANS

## Description
If you think Bohnanza is just about planting beans and making friendly trades, get ready for some chaos! Bohnaparte is the expansion that transforms that relaxing farm vibe into a true Napoleonic battlefield. Forget the peace in the countryside; here, the goal is to conquer the Bohnreich, a territory you must dominate to emerge victorious. Just a heads-up: you'll definitely need the Bohnanza base game to play this! With this supplement, the game gains a much more aggressive strategic layer. Instead of just saving your bean coins for later, you'll use them immediately to fund your military conquests. The board expands to include villages, cities, and fortresses that generals fight over fiercely. And those bean types you always thought were 'weak' because of their low numbers? Well, they've found a new purpose: the card values are now used for battles, giving a completely new strategic weight to every hand you hold. It's as if designer Hanno Girke took Bohnanza and threw it into Risk. The hand management and negotiation dynamics are still there, but now with a heavy seasoning of territory conquest and combat. It's an intense experience where area control is what truly determines who is the master of the Bohnreich by the end of the game. If you enjoy seeing the base game evolve into something far more competitive and strategic, this expansion is your mandatory next step.

## FAQ
### Can I play Bohnaparte without the base game?
No way! This is an expansion, so the original Bohnanza game is absolutely required.

### Does it get much harder than the original?
It becomes more strategic and competitive. The 'elaxing farm' vibe shifts toward territory conquest.

### How many players can play this expansion?
It works great with 3 to 6 players, expanding on the original's fun.

### What changes regarding the coin mechanic?
You don't just save the coins anymore; you use them to fund your conquests during the game.

### What is the main difference in playstyle?
The focus shifts from just trading cards to conquering territories and combat.