I like this game. It's very pretty and it keeps me thinking. Reminds me a lot of Elfenland. Updated 2026: I still love this game.
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Amazone
Here is a description of the game from Mayfair Games: It's the 19th Century, and you have come to the lush tropical jungles of Amazonas in search of rare plants and animals. You must explore the twisting paths and waterways, leading your expedition from one village to another. Each village offers an opportunity to establish a new outpost. But beware – the Amazonas is not for the timid! Fearsome crocodiles lurk in the tepid waters of the rivers, and hungry jaguars stalk the twilight paths. Do not shy from such dangers too long, for the cost to build a new outpost increases the longer it takes you to reach each new village. Your funds are very limited, so speed is essential. Your sponsor has also sent you a secret directive. You must fulfill the demands of this special mission, or you will lose much of your newly earned fame! Can you face the dangers of an unknown jungle and earn fame and recognition? Or will another explorer surpass you on the way to glory? Find out when you enter the land of Amazonas!
| Mechanics: | Hand Management Route/Network Building Set Collection Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Categories: | Animals Exploration |
| Alternative names: | Amazon Amazonas Amazone Amazon Amazonas Amazone |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
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Here is a description of the game from Mayfair Games: It's the 19th Century, and you have come to the lush tropical jungles of Amazonas in search of rare plants and animals. You must explore the twisting paths and waterways, leading your expedition from one village to another. Each village offers an opportunity to establish a new outpost. But beware – the Amazonas is not for the timid! Fearsome crocodiles lurk in the tepid waters of the rivers, and hungry jaguars stalk the twilight paths. Do not shy from such dangers too long, for the cost to build a new outpost increases the longer it takes you to reach each new village. Your funds are very limited, so speed is essential. Your sponsor has also sent you a secret directive. You must fulfill the demands of this special mission, or you will lose much of your newly earned fame! Can you face the dangers of an unknown jungle and earn fame and recognition? Or will another explorer surpass you on the way to glory? Find out when you enter the land of Amazonas!
| Mechanics: | Hand Management Route/Network Building Set Collection Simultaneous Action Selection |
| Categories: | Animals Exploration |
| Alternative names: | Amazon Amazonas Amazone Amazon Amazonas Amazone |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
| This was seen 3349 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 15 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 6 do not recommend it
- 2 0 0 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 6 do not recommend it
- 3 0 0 say it plays best, 12 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 4 13 13 say it plays best, 1 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 4+ 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
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I'm hesitant to rate many Mayfair Games to avoid shilling (or, perhaps, gloating for low ones), but Amazonas is a game I enjoy playing and teaching as often as possible. The exploration theme really disguises a slick economics game, with maximizing every income round as important as collecting animal samples. And a big, beautiful board!
*I really liked the game. It seems to be cross-breed from TTR and PowerGrid... Easy and fast game, beautiful looking as well. I mean, what is there not to like.
A brilliant and wonderful game. It has a lot of fun elements all combined into an original and superb design. Surprisingly deep strategy and some randomness that enhances the game because the events come up in a different order every time, giving good replayability. There is set collection, route connection, blind bidding, and player interaction all combined into an elegant harmony. The beautiful board with vibrant colors, plus cards and artwork to match, also helps the theme of exploration come alive and makes it a pleasure to play the game. One of the most under rated games on BGG.
This is a good 1 hour game. The rounds go fast enough, and there is a lot to plan for. Being mostly about set collection, the game is well balanced and players will often bump into each others planned routes causing a need to scramble for the resources they had planed to get. There does seem to be a base strategy of planning your resource pick ups around making your bid cards progressively stronger.
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