10.0/10
One of the best area control games, solid, no fat, great theme, easy to learn rules, much depth,,, 30 years later, long reign the king.
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El Grande - Nuova edizione
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Play El Grande, the strategy game set in medieval Spain. Take on the role of a powerful lord and compete for control of regions. Use power and action cards to plan your moves and accumulate points. Includes 2 new Mini Expansions and additional Action Cards.
Publisher: Giochi Uniti Hans im Glück
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Description
In this award-winning game, 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 regions. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of regions. After every third round, the regions are scored, and after the ninth round, the player with the most points is the winner.
In each of the nine rounds, you select one of your 13 power cards to determine turn order as well as the number of caballeros you get to move from the provinces (general supply) into your court (personal supply).
A turn then consists of selecting one of five action cards which allow variations to the rules and additional scoring opportunities in addition to determining how many caballeros to move from your court to one or more of the regions on the board (or into the castillo - a secretive tower). Normally, you may only place your caballeros into regions adjacent to the one containing the king. The one hard and fast rule in El Grande is that nothing may move into or out of the king's region. One of the five action cards that is always available each round allows you to move the king to a new region. The other four action cards vary from round to round.
The goal is to have a caballero majority in as many regions (and the castillo) as possible during a scoring round. Following the scoring of the castillo, you place any cubes you had there into the region you secretly indicated on your region dial. Each region is then scored individually according to a table printed in that region. Two-point bonuses are awarded for having sole majority in the region containing your Grande and in the region containing the king.
In each of the nine rounds, you select one of your 13 power cards to determine turn order as well as the number of caballeros you get to move from the provinces (general supply) into your court (personal supply).
A turn then consists of selecting one of five action cards which allow variations to the rules and additional scoring opportunities in addition to determining how many caballeros to move from your court to one or more of the regions on the board (or into the castillo - a secretive tower). Normally, you may only place your caballeros into regions adjacent to the one containing the king. The one hard and fast rule in El Grande is that nothing may move into or out of the king's region. One of the five action cards that is always available each round allows you to move the king to a new region. The other four action cards vary from round to round.
The goal is to have a caballero majority in as many regions (and the castillo) as possible during a scoring round. Following the scoring of the castillo, you place any cubes you had there into the region you secretly indicated on your region dial. Each region is then scored individually according to a table printed in that region. Two-point bonuses are awarded for having sole majority in the region containing your Grande and in the region containing the king.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Memory Simultaneous Action Selection Hand Management Auction/Bidding Area Movement Take That Drafting aperto Maggioranza di area Action Drafting Selection Order Bid Turn Order: Auction |
| Categories: | Medieval Renaissance |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 8059386295328 |
| The item is in 8 carts In 4 wishlists This was seen 33393 times | |
Description
In this award-winning game, 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 regions. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of regions. After every third round, the regions are scored, and after the ninth round, the player with the most points is the winner.
In each of the nine rounds, you select one of your 13 power cards to determine turn order as well as the number of caballeros you get to move from the provinces (general supply) into your court (personal supply).
A turn then consists of selecting one of five action cards which allow variations to the rules and additional scoring opportunities in addition to determining how many caballeros to move from your court to one or more of the regions on the board (or into the castillo - a secretive tower). Normally, you may only place your caballeros into regions adjacent to the one containing the king. The one hard and fast rule in El Grande is that nothing may move into or out of the king's region. One of the five action cards that is always available each round allows you to move the king to a new region. The other four action cards vary from round to round.
The goal is to have a caballero majority in as many regions (and the castillo) as possible during a scoring round. Following the scoring of the castillo, you place any cubes you had there into the region you secretly indicated on your region dial. Each region is then scored individually according to a table printed in that region. Two-point bonuses are awarded for having sole majority in the region containing your Grande and in the region containing the king.
In each of the nine rounds, you select one of your 13 power cards to determine turn order as well as the number of caballeros you get to move from the provinces (general supply) into your court (personal supply).
A turn then consists of selecting one of five action cards which allow variations to the rules and additional scoring opportunities in addition to determining how many caballeros to move from your court to one or more of the regions on the board (or into the castillo - a secretive tower). Normally, you may only place your caballeros into regions adjacent to the one containing the king. The one hard and fast rule in El Grande is that nothing may move into or out of the king's region. One of the five action cards that is always available each round allows you to move the king to a new region. The other four action cards vary from round to round.
The goal is to have a caballero majority in as many regions (and the castillo) as possible during a scoring round. Following the scoring of the castillo, you place any cubes you had there into the region you secretly indicated on your region dial. Each region is then scored individually according to a table printed in that region. Two-point bonuses are awarded for having sole majority in the region containing your Grande and in the region containing the king.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Memory Simultaneous Action Selection Hand Management Auction/Bidding Area Movement Take That Drafting aperto Maggioranza di area Action Drafting Selection Order Bid Turn Order: Auction |
| Categories: | Medieval Renaissance |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 8059386295328 |
| The item is in 8 carts In 4 wishlists This was seen 33393 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 585 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 2 2 say it plays best, 1 recommend it, 334 do not recommend it
- 2 4 4 say it plays best, 57 recommend it, 374 do not recommend it
- 3 26 26 say it plays best, 238 recommend it, 189 do not recommend it
- 4 192 192 say it plays best, 306 recommend it, 17 do not recommend it
- 5 424 424 say it plays best, 103 recommend it, 17 do not recommend it
- 5+ 5 5 say it plays best, 4 recommend it, 232 do not recommend it
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10.0/10
The new artwork is not pretty and does not fit the setting - if possible, get an older version of this excellent game!
10.0/10
I absolutely adore this game, especially with friends at 4/5 players. It is easy to teach, yet offers immense depths due to the highly interdependent gameplay. Due to natural balancing mechanisms built into the design, it always keeps an intense fight till the very end. It will also lead to quite some politics around the table, with players trying to influence others decisions in their own favor. To me, this will be an eternal 10/10. Very much prefer the newer version though, as it offers far better readability.
10.0/10
Amazing game. Loved every single play, such an amazing experience. The gameplay has a lot of tension, striving, manipulating, it hits every time and delivers a great experience with your friends. The rules are clear, but not necessarily clear to all players which can create some misplays. Love the grande and tower.
10.0/10
I've only played once so far, but this was a big success with my group. Fantastic ratio of strategic depth to rule complexity and lots of good player interaction. I have the 2023 Hans im Glück edition and I find the components and art really impressive. The colors look beautiful and everything is elegant. My friends picked up the game very quickly and were having fun right away.
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