| Designer | Christophe Boelinger |
| Publisher | Asmodee |
| Players | 2-5 |
| Playtime | 120 mins |
| Suggested Age | 12 and up |
| Honors | 2012 Tric Trac Nominee |
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| Additional Info |
105551/archipelago
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In Archipelago, players are Renaissance European powers competing in the exploration of a Pacific or Caribbean archipelago. They will explore territories, harvest resources, use those resources in markets both internal (for their use and that of the natives) and foreign (to sell it in Europe), build markets, harbors, cities and temples, and negotiate among themselves (and maybe betray each other) – all this to complete their secret objectives. They will also need to guess the secret objective of the other players to be able to benefit from them.
But players also need to be careful of the natives; if they make them too unhappy or if too many of them are unoccupied, they could revolt and declare independence. Then everyone will lose.
According to the author, what he's tried to create is a "German" economic worker-placement game, but without the two things he dislikes in them: the superficial theme and the lack of interaction. Indeed this game includes a very present theme and a lot of negotiation and potential backstabbing.
The game includes three sets of objectives, enabling players to choose between a short, medium and long game; a solo option will also be included.
If I didn't own Twilight imperium this would be the star of my collection. The best thing I can say is it makes your fellow players part of a passive aggressive community when you have to meet to resolve crisis' which is the best! I love seeing my friends making eachother salty. Often you'll hear "I just saved your butts so everyone be nice to me". You should know this game can be Looooong. Game end conditions are both randomized and hidden knowledge meaning it can take awhile for one to trigger. 9/10
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Very nice and challenging game to play. Some times you just cant think of all the moves needed to complete the mission. Just think of two moves at a time and you will do good.
If you have a big collection for The Red Dragon Inn then the big box (expansion 5) is a must have.
These heros are great!
And the villians are very challenging, so a lot of fun and so much flavour from the comics.
Love these sleeves. The matte finish makes them way less slippery and produce a lot less glare.
