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"Conquistador", players act as Monarch for their countries --- England,
France, Spain or Portugal --- making discoveries, colonizing and protecting
the lands they discover, and obtain riches through gold, trade, and the
acquisition of resources in this 16th century game of exploration &
conquest. In the early stages of the game, diplomacy is paramount in helping
to establish footholds in the form of small colonies. Historical explorers,
English Privateers and Spanish Conquistadors --- like Columbus, Verrazzano
and Drake --- seek to make voyages of discovery --- like the search for
the Seven Cities of Cibola or El Dorado. As time moves forward, disputes
will give rise to military or economic aggression. Players' strategies
can vary from building up colonies to looting others --- all the time having
to contend with hostile natives, bad weather, disease, plague, corruption
and more. High complexity. Typical playing time about three plus hours.
Game
components include : Mapboard, 520 Counters, Expedition Log pad, 2 Dice
& 20-page Rule book.
One
to five players but basically designed for two to four. Ages 12 & up.
Avalon Hill from 1983.
Additional
info: There were articles on this game in "The General" magazine:
Vol.
20 # 3
Vol.
21 # 5 Variant with counters
An
important note regarding Avalon Hill games
- It was not unusual for Avalon Hill to re-publish most of their games
with 2nd, 3rd or more Editions. Sometimes the game components changed,
sometimes they didn't. If your game components do not correspond exactly
with what is listed, do not despair. You may just have to do a little more
checking to insure its completeness.
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