Cover art for El Capitán

El Capitán

2007 · BGG
Avg rating
6.76
Bayes rating
6.07
Weight
2.92 (Medium)
Players
2-5
Playtime
1 hr 15 min
Ratings count
1,828

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Description

El Capitán, a game that is based upon Tycoon but with many improvements and upgrades.
The game is now playable with 2-5 players (instead of 2-4); it has 11 new groundbreaking rules, and on top of it all, expansions and a whole new exciting look!
 All together we have now the following changes/improvements for the basic game:

 new grouping of the cities on the game board
 new payout table for distribution
 3 new Distribution Cards
 new rules for the forts
 start money is 20 florins instead of 15
 place up 4 multi travel cards instead of 2
 new rule for the loan cards (not allowed in the first round)
 new start player after a payday (a special start player figure is added)
 building up to 12 (instead of only 9) warehouses in a city
 limitation of warehouses in series (limited to 3 now)
 a rule for the first warehouse in a city


 
Also included is the first expansion "Portuguese Powers" with some extra city boards and strategy!!
 There are now special rules for 2 or 3 players (extra renovation fields) and a special rule for 2 players (payday and additional warehouses).

The game was published in October 2007 by QWG Games in the Benelux, by Pro Ludo in Germany, by Ystari Games in France, and by Z-Man Games in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland.



Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Point to Point Movement

Themes

Economic Renaissance Travel

Publishers

Pro Ludo Quined White Goblin Games Ystari Games Z-Man Games

Designers

Horst-Rainer Rösner Wolfgang Kramer