Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
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
How it plays
How does it play?
Magellan is played on a world map with jeeps, planes and ships representing units. Players can buy countries (geographical cards) and colonize them to gain income from this country's production.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Magellan is played on a world map with jeeps, planes and ships representing units. Players can buy countries (geographical cards) and colonize them to gain income from this country's production. Historical events (historical cards) can affect the course of the game: wars, historical events, plagues, famine, industrial and geographical discoveries.