Relations between China and Portugal during the colonial period were complex and often conflictive. Portugal was among the earliest European powers to venture into China, establishing a colony in Macau in 1557. This colony marked the initial point of contact between China and Europe, playing a pivotal role in fostering commercial and cultural. The...
Captain's Log Myths and Legends will incorporate fantasy into the game board, now not only the living are present and not all acts are equally honorable. Every act can have a consequence, and this will be revealed as time goes by... the story continues. We have separated from the main plot, now we can find mermaids, harpies, flying ships and much more......
Captains of the Golden Age is set in a fictional East-Indies, in the golden age of trading and piracy, a time when pepper was worth more than gold! Four brightly coloured ships of different shapes and sizes lie anchored at Smuggler’s Cove. Their sails are lowered and their crews are resting while they gently rock back and forth on the waves. An albatross...
ERRATA: Players can only buy one character per turn. THE STORY The infamous innkeeper has a curious grin on his face as he says “Friends,how good of you to visit Smuggler’s Cove inn again! I’ve been quite busy expanding here, let me show you.” He opens a hatch behind the bar and urges you to step down a ladder into what you assume must be a secret room...
Autoduel Quarterly is a quarterly magazine that provides campaign seeds, scenarios, vehicles, "mock" advertisements, new weapons and accessories, as well as rules questions and answers. Subscribers received a bonus in the form of an extra cutout or cartoon on the protective mailing cover. The quarterly magazine was started by Steve Jackson Games to support...
This unique, fast-moving board game captures the excitement and danger of the Carabas, the jewel-studded hunting ground from Jack Vance’s classic sci-fi novel The Dirdir. Up to five players control crews of desperate humans, striving to uncover precious gems and return with them to safety. Meanwhile, the vicious alien Dirdir stalk the landscape, hunting...
The game theme is the Portuguese Discoveries in the 15th and 16th century, and their contribution to Portuguese wealth, symbolized in the Jerónimos Monastery. It is an historic fact that the spices trade, brought by the Caravelles, had to pay a tax of 5% in Lisbon, and this tax was used to pay for the monastery construction. The goal is to achieve the...
Limited Edition - ESSEN 2010! Small Postcard expansion with wooden ship (the black ship) for Caravelas that was offered ONLY in ESSEN 2010! Short description : "The Black ship is placed in the Port of Malaca, players can move the black ship by spending one Navigation Marker per space... In case of encounter with other ships the owner(s) roll a die and...
Take the wheel of the greatest adventure ever: the Portuguese Discoveries. Climb aboard Caravelas II, the game that takes you through seas that were never sailed before to reproduce the beginning of the Portuguese empire. Decide your own strategy and sail across the world seaking the destinations that made the commercial success of Portugal in those times....