Age of Empires III: The age of discovery

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Age of Empires III: The age of discovery

BGG Rank: 354

Players: 2 - 5, Recommended: 5+, Best: 5+

Playing Time: 120 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 3.12 / 5

Mechanisms: Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Turn Order: Claim Action, Worker Placement, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types

Category: Civilization, Exploration, Renaissance, Video Game Theme

Family: Continents: North America, Continents: South America, Country: England, Country: France, Country: Netherlands, Country: Portugal, Country: Spain, Digital Implementations: VASSAL, Game: Empires (Glenn Drover), History: Age of Discovery, Region: Caribbean Sea, Theme: Colonial

Designer: Glenn Drover

Artist: Paul Niemeyer, Jacoby O'Connor, James Provenzale

Publisher: Tropical Games, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, Edge Entertainment, Idea Edizioni, Mass Games, Microsoft Game Studios, Pro Ludo, Quined White Goblin Games, Smart Ltd, Ubik

Category: Wargame

Designed by Glenn Drover, this boardgame allows you to revisit the age of exploration and discovery. Take on the role of a colonial power seeking fame, glory, and riches in the New World. As you proceed through three ages, you can launch expeditions of discovery, colonize regions, expand your merchant fleet, build capitol buildings that give your nation distinct advantages, develop your economy, and, if necessary, declare war. Though originally published for 5 players, the game is playable by 6 with the original components and board configuration with addition of a set of figures in another color. This was originally offered as an "expansion" and an incentive to pre-order the game. A 6 player expansion is also in the Glenn Drover's Empires: Builder Expansion, along with new capital buildings and National Advantage tiles. Not to be confused with Age of Discovery.

Average Playing Time	2-4 hours
Best Player Count	4 Best, 5 Best
Collection	Kevin
Difficulty	Standard
Played	Unplayed
Recommended Player Count	3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players

Gomer rated: N/A/10

2008 acquisition.

KaneII rated: N/A/10

Essen 2006

Fawkes rated: N/A/10

This is completely unexpected: according to Thornquist and Staton, this is a pure Euro design. Comparisons are perilous for obvious reasons, but the two names mentioned as having some similarities are Caylus and Puerto Rico? From Eagle Games? Even if it crashes and burns, this I gotta see. On radar. I just hope to dog that they don't stuff this with plastic miniatures. That would ruin any Euro-style feeling that they may have been aiming for. Wooden cubes, baby, wooden cubes. That prototype picture seems to be something I would definitely be open to trying. *** UPDATE: The game is dead. It was probably a bout of insanity that made me look hard at anything by the now-defunct Eagle Games to begin with. Removed.

Cadrac rated: N/A/10

Looks interesting.

samoan_jo rated: N/A/10

(35)

fireborn rated: N/A/10

New 07

Brain rated: N/A/10

w/ 6th player pieces

kleet rated: N/A/10

need to reserve judgment on this one but from my first play I enjoyed the game. (0/1/0)

dotburn rated: N/A/10

With Extra White pieces