Machiavelli as a dramatist the ultimate symbol of virtú in "Mandragola", as a ‘self-portrait’ of Machiavelli. Ligurio assembles the spectrum of schemes in the play, from the Mandrake potion, to Frate Timoteo's assistance, to Callimaco's disguise and capture by Nicia. Though every character in the play participates in some form of a manipulative act, Ligurio stands out because of his impressive adaptability to tribulations. Even more extraordinary is Ligurio's aptitude for judging human character. This comprehension of character is the type of awareness that is necessary for successful acts of manipulation. One of the many places we experience Ligurio's qualitative insight is in his
Machiavelli (board game) divided in 73 different areas. There are two types of areas: "provinces" and "seas". Some of the provinces have a city, that in some cases can be fortified. Some of these fortified cities have a "port". Each player has a set of tokens that represent three types of military units: armies, fleets and garrisons. All of a player's tokens have the same colour. Also, the game includes other tokens, such as assassination tokens, rebellion tokens, famine tokens and ducats, the coinage in "Machiavelli". "Machiavelli" includes two 6-sided dice that are used only with some optional or advanced rules, such as