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This game is inspired by the Portuguese Age of Discoveries in the 15th-16th century. Players take actions such as contracting men, acquiring ships and buildings, sailing the seas, establishing colonies in discovered lands, trading goods on the market, and getting privileges.

Each player starts with only two ships and three workers and tries to expand his wealth.

There are several undiscovered lands that allow players, once discovered, to found some colonies there. Colonies exist in different places where sugar, gold and spices are available and can be sold to the market to make some money. Money is used to build ships, erect buildings such as factories, shipyards and churches, and to get workers. Workers are necessary to found colonies or to acquire buildings and privileges, which exist in five categories and therefore encourage players to follow different strategies competing with each other.

At the end of the game the player who is most successful in combining his privileges with his achievements (colonies, factories, discoveries, shipyards, and churches) is the winner.

Genres

Advantage Token   Area Movement   Market   Rondel  

Info

Release Date	2010
Players	2-5
Playing time	90 minutes
Age	12+
Alternate names	Casa da India Navegador ナヴェガドール
Honors and prizes	2010 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2010 Meeples Choice Award Nominee 2011 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2011 International Gamers Award - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2011 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee 2011 Tric Trac Nominee 2013 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee 2017 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Nominee
Publishers	PD-Verlag Cranio Creations Ediciones MasQueOca The Game Master BV New Games Order, LLC Rio Grande Games Ystari Games