CONTENTS: ? 32" x 22" Mapboard ? 520 Counters (2 sheets) ? Expedition Log Pad ? Rulebook ~~ "CONQUISTADOR recreates 16th Century exploration and conquest of the New World (North and South America) by the major powers of Europe. A unique game system enables players to realistically cover great stretches of time in single turns. Acting as Monarch for their countries - England, France, Spain, or Portugal - players must make discoveries, colonize and protect the lands they discover, and obtain riches through gold, trade, and the acquisition of resources. Each country has a different financial capability, as shown by the level of their National Treasury, depending on the political situation at home as well as the ongoing success or failure of their conquests in the New World. Within the limits of their finances, countries must continually send forth expeditions to explore and maintain existing colonies..."
