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El Grande
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BGGID: 93
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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(GAME SUMMARY)
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| Drake says: "Players take on the roles of Grandes in medieval Spain. The king's power is flagging, and these powerful lords are vying for control of the various provinces. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of provinces. After every third turn, the regions are scored, and after the ninth turn, the Grande with the most points is deemed the winner."
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| John says: "El Grande is an extremely interactive game! Be sure to balance your need of Caballeros and the need to play first in order to use the best Action cards for your strategies. Luck is very low in this game and disadvantaged players may easily reduce their gap, keeping everyone in the game until the very last turn. The expansions packed in give this excellent game even more replay value."
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 Designer:
Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich
Description:
Players are the Grandes of old Spain. Each wants to increase his influence at the court and in the regions. Each turn, the players choose from 5 actions, different on each turn. But first choice goes to the player who plays the highest priority card and you have only 13 for the game. Choose your actions and priorities wisely to become the most powerful Grande and win the game!
This Decennial version also contains the expansions previously known as Intrigue & the King, Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies, and Grandissimo.
In Intrigue & the King, each player has 18 or 28 cards that replace the action cards from the basic game. Before the game begins, each player chooses 13 cards to be his action/priority deck for the game. The players use these cards instead of the action and priority cards in determining turn order and special actions.
Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies adds four new regions, the Grand Inquisitor, and new action cards to support these additions. The new action cards are in two new stack, giving players seven options on each turn instead of the five from the basic game. By combining the two, you can play The King & the Colonies. In this game, you use the action/priority cards from Intrigue & the King, and the new regions, the Grand Inquisitor, and the new action cards supporting them from Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies.
Grandissimo adds a ship, a jail, Portugal, the Grand Inquisitor, the Queen, the Jester, and new action cards in two new stacks to support these additions.
Contents:
- Original Game:
- 1 Game Board
- 155 Caballeros
- 5 Grandes
- 1 King
- 1 Round Marker
- 65 Power Cards
- 45 Action Cards
- 9 Region Cards
- 5 Secret Discs
- 2 Mobile Score Boards
- 1 Castillo
- 1 Sample Game Sheet
- 1 Rule Booklet
- Expansions
- 1 Sample Game Sheet
- 4 Black Caballeros
- 155 Action Cards
- 32 Action Cards
- 5 Caballero Cards
- 1 King Card
- 1 Intrigue Card
- 1 Overview Card
- 2 Blank Cards
- 4 New Regions
- 5 Gold Tokens
- 11 Ware Tokens
- 1 Jail
- 2 Limit Tables
- 30 Caballeros
- 1 Portugal Score Board
- 2 Ship Tokens
- 1 Queen
- 1 Jester
- 1 Rule Booklet
12 +
90
2-5
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