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Francis Drake

The Expansions

Three journeys in the footsteps of Francis Drake, each in two parts: In the supply phase you place markers on locations - with different availability - for crew, ships, cannons and food. In the sailing phase you decide on what to plunder. Only one marker per player is allowed at a target, but several players can attack the same target, and each target can only be attacked twice. After each mission you can return to Plymouth and must do so after Mission 4. Attacks on Town, Forts, and Galleons are scored, resources and treasures are scored after the third journey.

This box of expansions contains components for a 6^th player and two scenarios that were previously published separately: Spain’s Revenge and Montezuma’s Legacy. In both scenarios Spanish ships and troops from the core game are replaced with new components of the scenarios, for Montezuma’s Legacy an Aztec relic replaces the jewel for the Spanish Galleon in Zone 4.

In the game for two players a non-playing character called Hawkins comes into play, the starting set-up for him given and his Plymouth Street Locations are determined by roll of a die. He also uses the Investor. If the roll would take him beyond the dock, his ship is placed into the first free Outbound Harbor. Hawkins does not sail and is only involved in the provisioning phases of all three journeys; at the start of them he sits in Dock 3 of the arrival docks. Not all locations on the map are used, blocked targets are determined by dice roll.

As is the case for all expansions to games is the case here, too: If you own the basic game and like you will want the expansion, which is well made and interesting.

Players: 2-6

Age: 14+

Time: 120+

Designer: Peter Hawes

Artist: Franz Vohwinkel

Price: ca. 60 Euro

Publisher: Kayal Games 2014

Web: www.hutter-trade.com

Genre: Worker placement, optimization

Users: For experts

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr

In-game text: no

Comments:

Now for 2 and 6 players

Comes with two scenarios that have been previously published separately

Compares to:

Francis Drake

Other editions:

Currently none

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