El Grande (1995)

In this award-winning game, players take on the roles of Grandes in medieval Spain. The king's power is flagging, and these powerful lords are vying for control of the various provinces. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of provinces. After every third turn, the regions are scored, and after the ninth turn, the Grande with the most points is deemed the winner.

Expanded by:

• El Grande: König & Intrigant
  • El Grande - König & Intrigant - Player's Edition
  • El Grande: König & Intrigant: Unverkäufliche Sonderkarten
• El Grande: Grossinquisitor und Kolonien
• El Grande: Grandissimo
• The El Grande Expansions (US release which included some of the expansions mentioned above)

The three main expansions were included in the 2006 Decennial Edition.

Awards

• 1997 Årets Voksenspil (Game of the Year, Denmark) Winner.
• 1996 Spiel des Jahres Winner.
• 1995 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
• 1996 Deutscher Spiele Preis Winner.

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Components (Decennial Edition):

• 1 Game Board
• 5 Grandes (1 x 5 Colors)
• 155 Caballeros (31 x 5 Colors)
• 1 King
• 1 Round Marker
• 65 Power Cards (1-13 x 5 Colors)
• 45 Action Cards
• 9 Region Cards
• 5 Secret Disks w/Pointers
• 1 Castle (Castillo)
• 2 Mobile Scoreboards
• 1 Sample Game Sheet
• 1 Game Rules
• Decennial Expansion Components:
  • 1 Grand Inquisitor
  • 4 Black Caballeros
  • 155 Action/Power Cards (31 x 5 Colors)
  • 32 Action Cards
  • 5 Caballeros Cards
  • 1 King Card
  • 1 Intrigue Card
  • 1 Overview Card
  • 1 Blank Card
  • 4 New Regions (France, America, Mediterranean, The Ship)
  • 5 Gold Tokens
  • 11 Ware Tokens
  • 1 Jail
  • 2 Limit Tables
  • 30 Caballeros (6 x 5 Colors)
  • 1 Portugal Score Board
  • 2 Ship Tokens
  • 1 Queen
  • 1 Jester
  • 1 Game Rules