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El Grande

(1995)
User Rating: 8.1 / 10 (5512 Ratings)
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Designed By: Wolfgang Kramer
Richard Ulrich
Published By: Rio Grande Games
Descartes Editeur
Hans im Glück
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# of Players: 2 - 5
Playing Time: 90 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 12 and up
Category: Political
Mechanics: Area Control
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Other Names:
El Grande Decennial
達官貴人
エルグランデ

Description

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In this Spiel des Jahres (1996) winner, 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 provinces. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of provinces. After every third turn, the regions are scored, and after the ninth turn, the Grande with the most points is deemed the winner.

Awards

1995 Meeples' Choice Award
1996 Deutscher Spiele Preis
1996 Spiel des Jahres
1997 Årets Voksenspil, Adult Game of the Year Denmark

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Num Ratings: 5512
Average Rating: 8.08
Standard Deviation: 1.30
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Users Owning: 5689
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Total Plays: 6811
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0 El Grande Individual Player Piece Tuck Boxes v.1.0
El Grande Tuck Boxes 1.0.zip
Individually colored player tuck boxes for El Grande each with space for a players Power Cards, 31 Caballeros and a notch for the Grande as well as a tuck box for the action cards.
2 El Grande Player Boards (Colored) v1.0
El Grande Player Boards (Colored) v1.0.zip
Individually colored player board for El Grande with designated locations for Provinces, the Court and used Power Cards along with quick reference guides for initial caballero game setup, turn actions, region scoring values and caballero values for power cards.
1 Player Board for El Grande - Generic
El Grande Player Board Generic v1.0.pdf
Generic colored player board for El Grande with designated locations for Provinces, the Court and used Power Cards along with quick reference guides for initial caballero game setup, turn actions, region scoring values and caballero values for power cards.
1 Referencia rapida para el grande
El Grande V_1.pdf
hoja de referencia con imagenes para una explicacion rapida de El Grande. Muy util para jugadores noveles.
0 El-Grande rules - Hebrew for German version
El Grande - חוקי...
Rules in Hebrew for the German version of the game. Includes pictures of cards.
0 El Grande Cards in Portuguese
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El Grande Cards in Brazilian Portuguese - Cards nº IV and V
1 El Grande Cards in Portuguese
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El Grande Cards in Brazilian Portuguese - cards nº III
1 El Grande Cards in Portuguese
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El Grande Cards in BrazilianPortuguese - Cards nº II
2 El Grande Cards in Portuguese
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El Grande Cards in Brazilian Portuguese - Cards nº I
1 El Grande - Polish cards
El_Grande_cards_pl.pdf
Polish version of El Grande event cards.