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Mac Gerdts


Mac Gerdts, also known as Walther M. Gerdts, is a game designer from Hamburg, Germany, who is known for designing the Rondel Series series of board games such as Imperial, Antike, Hamburgum, and Navegador.

List of Notable Games


2005 Antike
2006 Imperial
2007 Hamburgum
2008 The Princes of Machu Picchu
2009 Imperial 2030
2010 Navegador
2012 Antike Duellum
2013 Concordia
2014 Antike II
2017 Transatlantic




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Transatlantic  [2017]

From the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 to the beginning of WWI in 1914, there was an amazing development of bigger, faster, and more modern steamships. Whereas in 1870 there are still many clippers around and the good old paddle steamer "Scotia" ...

Concordia  [2013]

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire ruled the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. With peace at the borders, harmony inside the provinces, uniform law, and a common currency, the economy thrived and gave rise to mighty Roman dynasties as they ex...

Navegador  [2010]

This game is inspired by the Portuguese Age of Discoveries in the 15th-16th century. Players take actions such as contracting men, acquiring ships and buildings, sailing the seas, establishing colonies in discovered lands, trading goods on the market...

Imperial 2030  [2009]

Imperial 2030 is a game on its own, based on the rules of Imperial. The six powers (USA, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Brazil) develop their industrial basis and build up armies and fleets. They fight over control of neutral land and sea areas ...

Imperial  [2006]

From the rulebook:

Europe in the age of imperialism. International investors try to achieve the greatest influence in Europe. With their bonds, they control the politics of the six imperial nations: Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Great Brit...