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El Grande: Grossinquisitor und Kolonien (1997)

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Designer	Wolfgang Kramer Richard Ulrich
Artist	Doris Matthäus
Publisher	Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
Year Published	1997
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	16 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (3 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	(3 voters) [vote]
Category	Expansion for Base-game Political Renaissance
Mechanic	Area Control / Area Influence Auction/Bidding Hand Management Simultaneous Action Selection
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Expands	El Grande
Family	El Grande
Primary Name	El Grande: Grossinquisitor und Kolonien
Alternate Names	El Grande: Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies El Grande: Großinquisitor & Kolonien
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Expansion for El Grande which adds ships, colonies and the Grand Inquisitor.

This expansion is included in both the 10th Anniversary Edition (Decennial) of El Grande, as well as The El Grande Expansions

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El Grande: Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies

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Hans im Glück / Rio Grande Decennial Edition

Publisher: Hans im Glück, Rio Grande Games

Artist: Doris Matthäus

Year: 2006

Product Code: RIO284

Size: 14.80 x 10.80 x 3.00 inches

4.40 pounds

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German edition

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0	Rules Questions and Confirmations - Limit table and setup & GrInq cab'llros	2008-07-15	aboveriver	1
0	General Could you go up to 6 players with Grand Inquisitor and the Colonies?	2008-06-05	petegrey	0
0	Rules Starting a turn with G.I., losing him, and then reclaiming	2007-03-23	Patilian	1
1	Rules rule discrepancies between english and german versions	2007-03-18	496King	0
0	Rules Game In Progress (Doppelganger Question?)	2007-03-17	ooogene	4
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Cartas de Acción en formato Euro / Action Cards (Spanish)

El Grande: Grossinquisitor und Kolonien - Cartas de Acción en castellano en formato Euro (59x92mm)

hemp

2010-04-25

ElGrande_Grossinquisitor.doc

English translation of German rules (unauthorized)

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2007-08-25

El Grande Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies - Quick Reference.pdf

1-page rules summary

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2005-06-10

Carte ITA -Grosinquisitor Kolonien.pdf

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2005-04-01

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Board Game Rank:	N/A
Num Ratings:	270
Average Rating:	7.31
Standard Deviation:	1.39
Num Views:	21524
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Avg. Game Weight:	3.1
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Personal Comments:	108
Users Owning:	899
Users Wanting:	6
Users Trading:	14 [find trade matches]
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El Grande

Rank	13
Num Ratings	11905
Average Rating	7.89
Average Weight	3.11

Num Owned	12009
Prev. Owned	601
For Trade	231
Want in Trade	807

Wishlist	2475
Comments	3499
Year Published	1995

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English review - Billabong Boardgamers	http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~debbiep/billabong/r...	2012-05-19
German review - Spielonaut	http://www.spielonaut.de/site/kritik/start2.htm?/s...	2012-05-19
German review - FAIRspielt	http://www.fairspielt.de/Spiele/grossinquisitorund...	2012-05-19
German review - Michas Spielmitmir	http://www.michas-spielmitmir.de/spieletests.php?i...	2012-05-19
German review - games we play	http://gamesweplay.de/el_grand.html#grossinq	2012-05-19
German review - Spielphase	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/keirat/tx...	2012-05-19
Rules in Russian (BG.ohobby)	http://www.bg.ohobby.ru/index.php?option=com_conte...	2008-04-18
la FAQ traduite en français	http://reixou.free.fr/aides.htm	2003-09-05
Le site perso de Ludo le gars (français)	http://lgimet.free.fr/ElGrande.htm	2002-11-08
A very useful FAQ (in German)	http://www.poeppelkiste.de/faq/faq-i.htm	2002-04-04