Step into the shoes of Christopher Columbus in this turn-based strategy game spanning 36 turns from May 1492 to April 1504. Sail from Spain westward to discover and colonize the New World amid challenges like weather hazards, hostile tribes, scheming courtiers, and Portuguese rivals. Gather gold for Queen Isabella to build colonies, deploy conquistadors, and construct ships while navigating politics, diplomacy, and conquests.
Event cards introduce fresh twists through colonial, political, weather, or military shifts, keeping each 3-hour session dynamic in single-player mode. The Spanish side poses the toughest test with no favored faction. Strategy enthusiasts who relish historical navigation and resource-driven empire-building will find it engaging.
Columbus 1492 is played in 36 turns each representing 4 months between May 1492 and April 1504.
In single-player mode only, the player takes over the role of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus and must try to discover and colonize the new world while he has the strength to do so.
The difficulties will be numerous, whether they come from weather hazards, hostile tribes, obsequious courtiers or even Portuguese competitors...
Columbus begins his journey in Spain and sails towards the unknown West. Politics, diplomacy, colonial conquests will be the lot of Admiral Columbus, because to create colonies, engage conquistadors and raise ships, it will be necessary to bring back gold to Queen Isabella ... always more gold ...
The event cards will allow to renew the game by a set of colonial, political, meteorological or military fluctuations.
Average playing time: 3h00.
Favored Side: none.
Most difficult side to play: Spanish.
