El Grande is an area-control strategy board game set in 15th-century Spain at the end of the Reconquista. Deploy caballeros across nine regions and compete for the strongest majorities.

How do you play El Grande?

Power cards determine turn order. Each turn, choose one of five action cards to place caballeros and take a special action. Scoring occurs after every three rounds, with bonuses for majorities in the current kingdom and your home region. The game lasts nine rounds.

EL GRANDE

El Grande is finally back! After nearly 30 years it was time to give the game a complete overhaul! El Grande is set in 15th century Spain, at the end of the Reconquista. The players send out their caballeros to gain control over the 9 regions and become “El Grande”. However, everything depends on the location of the king - and majorities may shift in the blink of an eye. Players take turns depending on which power card they play. Each turn, players choose 1 of 5 action cards, allowing them to place caballeros on the map and perform a special action. After 3 rounds, they gain points depending on the majorities in the different regions - and extra points for the majority in the current kingdom and their home region. After 9 rounds total, somebody will be the new ruler of medieval Spain.

What’s new?

-  A complete rework of the artwork, cover and pieces in the game.

- Overhauled and updated rules, including minor improvements.

- New variant for 2 players, 3 players, and experienced players.

- 2 new mini expansions.