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Base game
Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas
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- Published
- 2011
- Reach
- Niche
- Players
- 2–6
- Play time
- 120 min
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- Civilization
- Economic
- Exploration
- Negotiation
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Main mechanics
- Area control
- Legacy & campaign
- Direct conflict
- Dice rolling
- Action programming
- Area control: Presence on the map decides who scores.
- Legacy & campaign: The game changes permanently between sessions.
- Direct conflict: Players attack each other head-on.
- Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
Full publisher description
Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas is a board game about colonial times, from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. In Colonial players are the rulers of mighty European states and send their ministers to explore the earth, establish missions, ascertain scientific supremacy, and trade in exotic goods. These commodities will have to be exploited on an industrial scale and resold in Europe or in the colonies. Set against an epic historical backdrop and using a branded Character Card-driven system, conventional dice and custom dice, this fast-paced board game requires careful management, knowledge, diplomacy and a degree of luck to lead to victory in the race for prestige.
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