Great starter for anyone looking into magic
I love the detail and historical accuracy of this game. The production values for this game are very high.
Designer | Michael Schacht |
Publisher | Z-Man Games |
Players | 2-4 |
Playtime | 60 mins |
Suggested Age | 8 and up |
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Additional Info |
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In Africana, players travel through Africa, taking part in expeditions and trying to be the first to reach various destinations. With the money they earn, they can buy adventure cards that earn them precious antiques. Africana features the "Book of Adventures" game system from Schacht's Valdora in which players can acquire cards that are laid out like books, with players "turning the pages" to find the adventure cards they most want.
The game board in Africana shows the continent divided in half at the equator, with the cities in the north half colored brown and the cities in the south white. Adventure cards with a brown border can be acquired only in the south and must be delivered to the north, while white-bordered adventure cards take the opposite route. Five expedition cards – each showing the starting and ending location and a reward for completing the expedition – are laid face-up on the game board.
Each player has one researcher token that will travel around the board, and on a turn a player takes one of three possible actions:
When a player reaches the destination shown on an adventure card, that player scores that card by placing it under his player mat. Some cards show helpers, which are represented by helper cards in a player's hand. These cards allow travel on the color shown on the card and return to the player's hand after use, but a player who employs many helps will lose points at the end of the game.
Once the expedition cards run out, the game ends and players score for the expeditions they completed, sets of identical and different adventure cards, money in hand, and a few other things. The player with the most points wins!
My wife and I often host game nights with new players, and Africana is one of those games that we're confident will be easy to teach and learn. Not really a step up from ticket to ride, more a step to the side. Same complexity, different theme. Great game, don't hesitate to try it.
This game is similar to Ticket to Ride, but with a different theme. You also have communal trips to complete and a few other variations that revamp the main idea.
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Great starter for anyone looking into magic
I love the detail and historical accuracy of this game. The production values for this game are very high.