The players are the Grandes in old Spain. Each
wants to increase his influence at the court and in the regions.
Each turn, the players choose from 5 actions, different on each
turn. But first choice goes to the player who plays the highest
priority card and you have only 13 for the game. Choose your actions
and priorities wisely to become the most powerful Grande and win the
game!
This Decennial version also contains the expansions previously
known as Intrigue & the King, Grand Inquisitor & the
Colonies, and Grandissimo. In Intrigue & the King, each player
has 18 or 28 cards that replace the action cards from the basic
game. Before the game begins, each player chooses 13 cards to be his
action/priority deck for the game. The players use these cards
instead of the action and priority cards in determining turn order
and special actions. Grand Inquisitor & the Colonies adds four
new regions, the Grand Inquisitor, and new action cards to support
these additions. The new action cards are in two new stacks, giving
players seven options on each turn instead of the five from the
basic game. By combining the two, you can play The King & the
Colonies. In this game, you use the action/priority cards from
Intrigue & the King, and the new regions, the Grand Inquisitor,
and the new action cards supporting them from Grand Inquisitor &
the Colonies. Grandissimo adds a ship, jail, Portugal, the Grand
Inquisitor, the Queen, the Jester, and new action cards in two new
stacks to support these additions.
- For 2 to 5 players
- Ages 12 and up
- Dimensions: 14.75 x 10.75 x 2.75
- UPC: 655132002844
Errata - due to printing problems
with the cards, there are 5 cards with incomplete text on them. The
complete text is in the rules. The affected cards are shown below:
From the "1" stack:" Intrigue: Move all of your own
Caballeros from...any one region!" "Intrigue: Move any 4
of your own Caballeros on...the board! "From the "2"
stack: "Your fellow players must send all of their own
Caballeros from one region back to the provinces. Each player
decides which region. Decide...secretly! "From the
"4" stack: "Power Cards: take 1 of your cards from
the discard stack...back into your hand." (2 cards) From the
"expansion" deck: "The King You may move the king to
any...region." We apologize for this printing error and hope
you will enjoy the game.