Produktbeschreibung
2-8 player empire-building boardgame
Winner of the YOKOZUNA Sumo award for best game of 2006
"Lords of the Spanish Main takes us back to the year 1600, with the Spanish overlords looting Central and South America for whatever they can get their hands on. Phil Eklund" will pump in history until it oozes from your ears.
"To portray all this, so well, through a multi-player game is nothing short of brilliant design work." Mike Siggins, Funagain Games
Each player, representing a historical individual in the year 1600, attempts to make his fortune in the Spanish Main.
One player is the Marqués de Guadalcazar, the Spanish governor of Española. He is not averse to dealing in contraband goods with the merchant fleets of the other players.
During each yearly turn, a player bids upon properties and slaves, establishes colonies, and maneuvers his ships for either trade or piracy. He is free to perform almost any negotiation or deal with the other players.
In 1605, the treasure player (usually the Marqués) sails the first treasure flotilla, using either his own fleet, or a contracted foreign one. If the voyage successfully avoids the pirates of the other players, the treasure is divided up as agreed among the collaborators.
The player finishing with the greatest gold and treasure wins.
"If you know the other Lords games, there is much that is familiar: in the economics, auctions, capitalization, cooperation with competition, and, of course comets. But the rules are shorter and simpler than in either Lords of the Sierra Madre or Lords of the Renaissance." Rick Heli, Spotlight on Games |