Table feel
El Capitán has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
El Capitán has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic depth, and good scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average, but the game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.
Luck profile
El Capitán has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
El Capitán, a game that is based upon Tycoon but with many improvements and upgrades. The game is now playable with 2-5 players (instead of 2-4); it has 11 new groundbreaking rules, and on top of it all, expansions and a whole new exciting look! All together we have now the following changes/improvements for the basic game: new grouping of the cities on the game board new payout table for distribution 3 new Distribution Cards new rules for the forts start money is 20 florins instead of 15 place up 4 multi travel cards instead of 2 new rule for the loan cards (not allowed in the first round) new start player after a payday (a special start player figure is added) building up to 12 (instead of only 9) warehouses in a city limitation of warehouses in series (limited to 3 now) a rule for the first warehouse in a city Also included is the first expansion "Portuguese Powers" with some extra city boards and strategy!! There are now special rules for 2 or 3 players (extra renovation fields) and a special rule for 2 players (payday and additional warehouses). The game was published in October 2007 by QWG Games in the Benelux, by Pro Ludo in Germany, by Ystari Games in France, and by Z-Man Games in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland.
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Designers
2
Wolfgang Kramer
Horst-Rainer Rösner
Artists
1
Mike Doyle (I)
Publishers
1
Quined White Goblin Games
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