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Navegador

By: Rio Grande Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Board Games - Renaissance (Rio Grande Games)

Last Stocked on 4/15/2024

Product Info

Title
Navegador
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Mac Gerdts
Publish Year
2010
Dimensions
11x15.5x2"
NKG Part #
2147440894
MFG. Part #
RGG440
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
13 Years and Up
# Players
2 - 5 Players
Game Length
60 - 90 Minutes

Description

In the 15th century, the Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator (Henrique o Navegador) summoned the best cartographers and top navigators of his time and instructed them to explore the shores of the African coastline. They thereby won expertise in navigation and shipbuilding, heralding the Age of Exploration and enabling Portugal to later to find a direct trade route to India and China. In the height of its power Portugal controlled the sea trade from Brazil to Japan and attained overwhelming wealth with the trade monopoly on spices.

The players represent wealthy trade dynasties that help to build up the Portuguese colonial empire. Tracing the routes of famous explorers they advance all the way to Nagasaki--but sailing into unknown waters is a dangerous venture. Founding colonies and building factories helps them to build up an economic base. But the prices for sugar, gold and spices fluctuate all the time, and only the trade dynasty that adapts to the market will be able to finance its lofty plans. Competing for new discoveries, colonies, shipyards, and churches it is very important to observe the actions of the other players.

Navegador for 2 to 5 players is a challenging strategy game with a little luck, because no-one knows exactly what to expect when discovering new sea regions. Player's turns follow simple rules and are executed on a rondel, which leads to a fluent play experience.

Game Contents:

  • 36 ships
  • 5 workers
  • 5 game stones
  • 12 wooden disks
  • 10 churches
  • 10 shipyards
  • 23 factories
  • 3 price markers
  • 5 player sheets
  • 33 colony tokens
  • 35 privilege tokens
  • 1 Navegador card
  • 2 markers for double loss of ships
  • coins in 10, 50, 100, or 200 Cruzados
  • 1 game board
  • 1 game rules
  • 1 quick intro
  • 1 almanac of historical persons
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