Caravelas (2010)

About Caravelas

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 highest possible number of victory points (VPs). The game ends when the last piece of Jeronimos is bought by any player…

Mechanics: Card Drafting, Hexagon Grid, Network and Route Building, Pick-up and Deliver · Designer: Gil d'Orey

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