17th century Hamburg! Mighty walls defend the city against the devastations of the Thirty Years War. Thanks to Protestant religious refugees, Hamburg has become the largest and most prosperous city of Germany. From far away the skyline shows the steeples of massive churches and the masts of mighty trade ships displaying the citizens pride and prosperity. Players guide families of Hamburg in the pursuit of wealth and prestige. They produce beer, sugar and cloth and sell them with their ships overseas. They compete over the best sites for their buildings as well as the best berths for their ships in the harbour. But ultimately they compete for the most prestigious church donations, because neither gold nor goods, but only prestige decides the game. Hamburgum is a strategy game for 2 5 players without the luck of cards or dice. The actions are selected based on simple rules on a rondel. The otherside of the big double sided game board offers another city, Londinium, a different strategic challenge