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1991 Ranked #16,215

Columbus

A tile-based sailing race has explorers place conditions that govern movement across the sea. Players must reach America and return home to Europe before their rivals, adapting each route to the tiles laid.

Exploration Nautical Hexagon Grid Tile Placement

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.1/5

Rating

5.84

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Rare but interesting game from Kramer where players attempt to be the first to sail to America and then back home to Europe. Each turn a player places tiles that dictate sailing conditions, then move their ship across tiles.

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Wolfgang Kramer Felix Seeberger Thomas Thiemeyer

Artists

3
Barbara Bräuning Felix Seeberger Thomas Thiemeyer

Publishers

2
Mál og menning Otto Maier Verlag

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