The Quest for El Dorado

The Quest for El Dorado

Adventure, Exploration, Racing

by Reiner Knizia

Score

7.5

Ratings

32,995

Published

2017

Players

2–4 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #122 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

1.9

Light

Best with

4

players

Play time

30–60 min

Age

10+

Information

Players

2–4 players

Best with

4 players

Play time

30–60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.9 / 5 · Light

BGG Rank

#122

Published

2017

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Vincent Dutrait, Franz Vohwinkel

Publishers

Ravensburger AG, 999 Games, Arclight Games

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About

In The Quest for El Dorado, players take the roles of expedition leaders who have embarked on a search for the legendary land of gold in the dense jungles of South America. Each player assembles and equips their own team, hiring various helpers from the scout to the scientist to the aborigine. All of them have one goal in mind: Reaching the golden border first and winning all of the riches for themselves. Whoever chooses the best tactics will be rewarded! Each player starts with a face-down deck of 8 cards— his or her expedition —to draw from. You start each turn with 4 cards in your hand. Use expedition cards to move through the jungle or hire more people for your expedition. Each card in your hand can only be used once per turn - to move or to buy 1 new card. When a player reaches one of the 3 finishing spaces, he moves to El Dorado and this triggers the final round. The other players will now play their final turn. Once the round is completed, the game is over. If the final round ends up with multiple players reaching El Dorado, the player who has collected the most blockades wins the game.

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Categories & mechanics

AdventureExplorationRacingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseGrid MovementHand ManagementHexagon GridModular BoardMulti-Use CardsOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen DraftingRaceResource to MoveVariable Set-upZone of Control

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