The new discoverers
The new discoverers | |
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Game data | |
author | Klaus Teuber |
graphic | Andreas Steiner |
publishing company |
Kosmos , Mayfair Games , Tilsit Éditions , 999 Games |
Publishing year | 2001 |
Art | Placement game |
Teammates | 2 to 4 |
Duration | 60 - 90 minutes |
Age | from 10 years on
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Awards | |
Game of the Games 2001 |
Die neue Entdecker is a board game by Klaus Teuber that appeared in 2001 in the Kosmos games gallery . It was illustrated by Andreas Steiner . The aim of the game is to discover unknown islands and win their resources (useful and culinary plants) for yourself. For this purpose, an attempt is first made to gain superiority on the islands, which can be made more difficult by tariffs on the other players.
The new explorers are reminiscent of a mixture of Carcassonne and the settlers of Catan . The game is suitable for 2–4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 90 minutes.
The game is an adaptation of the game " Entdecker " published by Goldsieber in 1996 . In 2004 a simplified version for 1 to 2 players appeared under the title " Oceania ".
The game
Game setup
There is a rectangular game board consisting of four main areas:
- Undiscovered Area - New islands are discovered here
- Edge fields - From here the undiscovered area is reached
- The jungle - scouts discover treasures on seven paths
- The sea serpent - For islands and treasures discovered, the "discovery points" are counted on the sea serpent
Course of the game
The youngest player starts the move. The player takes his ship and goes on discovery land. If he has discovered land, he can drop a scout on the island, and the turn is over. When a player has fully discovered an island, the discovery points are awarded, this step is called island scoring. When all fields are discovered, i. H. when the undiscovered area is covered with tiles, the game ends.
Victory conditions
The winner of the game is whoever is furthest up the sea serpent with his scoring marker. In the event of a tie, the one with the most gold wins.
Game content
- 4 settlements (houses in 4 different colors)
- 8 support points (tiles in 4 different colors)
- 67 scouts (turrets in 4 different colors)
- 180 discovery cards showing the islands and the sea
- 36 gold coins worth 1 and 5
- 9 plant chips (in different varieties: peanut, cocoa, pineapple, tomato, tobacco, rubber, bean, potato and corn)
- 7 chief's huts (made of cardboard, under which the various plant chips are stuck)
- 1 discovery ship
- 1 dice (with the numbers 2-6 and a steering wheel)
- 1 game board
Web links
- The new discoverers in the Luding games database
- Discoverer: Exploring New Horizons in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- Information on the Catan GmbH website