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Santa Maria

Lead a Colony and Make it Prosper!

At the dawn of the Sixteenth Century, migrants are flocking to the colonies of the New World. With the goal of creating the... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 71% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2017
Age
12+
Publisher
Aporta Games
Players
1 to 4 players
Designers
Eilif Svensson, Elif Svensson, Gjermund Bohne, Kristian A. Ostby, and Kristian Amundsen Østby
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Set Collection, Civilization, Colonial, Pegasus Spiele, Variable Player Powers, and Dice Rolling
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Description

Lead a Colony and Make it Prosper!

At the dawn of the Sixteenth Century, migrants are flocking to the colonies of the New World. With the goal of creating the happiest colony of them all, you will produce goods to establish shipping routes, train scholars for special abilities, send out conquistadors to acquire gold - and much more.

Add buildings to your colony by placing tiles on your colony board, then use dice to activate those buildings. The dice represent migrant workers, and each die will activate a complete row of buildings. You must therefore carefully consider where to put new buildings and how most efficiently to make use of the dice. Every time you play, a random set of special abilities will be available to the players, making sure no two games will ever feel the same.

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Strategy Game
  • Solo / Solitaire Game

Themes

  • Civilization
  • Farming
  • Colonial

Mechanics

  • Tile Placement
  • Variable Player Powers
  • Dice Rolling
  • Network and Route Building
  • Open Drafting
  • Set Collection
  • Tableau Building
  • Dice Drafting

Publishers

  • Summon Games
  • Pegasus Spiele
  • Lavka Games
  • Arrakis Games
  • Jumping Turtle Games
  • Granna
  • PaperGames (III)
  • Aporta Games
  • Dal Tenda
  • Sharp Point Publishing

Designers

  • Eilif Svensson
  • Kristian Amundsen Østby
  • Elif Svensson
  • Gjermund Bohne
  • Kristian A. Ostby

Artist

  • Gjermund Bohne

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