Archipelago

In Archipelago, players are Renaissance European powers competing in the exploration of a Pacific or Caribbean archipelago. They will explore territories, harvest resources, use those resources in markets both internal (for their use and that of the natives) and foreign (to sell it in Europe), build markets, harbors, cities and temples, and negotiate among themselves (and maybe betray each other) � all this to complete their secret objectives. They will also need to guess the secret objective of the other players to be able to benefit from them.

But players also need to be careful of the natives; if they make them too unhappy or if too many of them are unoccupied, they could revolt and declare independence. Then everyone will lose!

According to the author, what he's tried to create is a "German" economic worker-placement game, but without the two things he dislikes in them: the superficial theme and the lack of interaction. Indeed this game includes a very present theme and a lot of negotiation and potential backstabbing.

The game includes three sets of objectives, enabling players to choose between a short, medium and a long game. Solo play is also possible with an expansion.

IN FRENCH
Archipelago retrace l��re majestueuse de la d�couverte des archipels � travers le globe de 1492 (d�couverte des Antilles par Christophe Colomb) jusqu�� 1797 (colonisation de Tahiti).
Chaque joueur incarne un explorateur et son �quipe, mandat�s par une nation europ�enne pour d�couvrir, coloniser et exploiter les archipels. Ces missions sont cens�es s�effectuer de mani�re diplomatique, en r�pondant tant aux besoins de la population locale qu�aux demandes r�guli�res du continent. Il faudra donc respecter l�archipel et ses autochtones sous peine de voir les natifs se r�volter pour finir en guerre d�ind�pendance. Les limites entre expansionnisme et humanisme, �conomie et respect des valeurs locales, transmission de connaissances et industrialisation � outrance, ne sont pas toujours �videntes � trouver. L��quilibre de l�archipel d�pendra donc beaucoup de la volont� que mettra chacun � faire de ces �les des colonies heureuses et productives, ou au contraire, � exploiter outrageusement les ressources et les natifs pour finir dans le chaos et la r�volte.
Pour compliquer les choses, parmi vous se cache peut-�tre un ind�pendantiste ou un pacifiste. L�un comme l�autre tentera de faire pencher la balance respectivement vers la r�volte ou vers la paix. �tes-vous pr�t � endosser votre r�le et partir � la d�couverte d�Archipelago ?


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Klasifikasi

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• Tipe
  Strategy
• Kategori
  Civilization
  Economic
  Exploration
  Nautical
  Negotiation
  Renaissance
• Mekanisme
  Area Control / Area Influence
  Auction/Bidding
  Commodity Speculation
  Modular Board
  Tile Placement
  Trading
  Worker Placement
• Family
  Colonial Theme
  Tropical theme