Conquistador (1976)

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Designer	Richard H. Berg
Artist	Redmond A. Simonsen
Publisher	Avalon Hill SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Year Published	1976
# of Players	1 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4 players (4 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (4 voters) [poll]
Honors	1976 Charles S. Roberts Best Strategic Game Nominee
Subdomain	Strategy Games Wargames (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Economic Exploration Political Renaissance Wargame Show More »
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Family	Strategy and Tactics Magazine
Primary Name	Conquistador
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Play one of four European powers in a bid to make your riches in the New World. Originally published by SPI in Strategy & Tactics magazine #58, a new version with a mounted board was published by AH.

This a one to four player game. The green counters are the Spanish, yellow counters are the Portuguese, red counters are the English, and the blue counters are the French.

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Conquistador
New World (a simplified version)

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Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.20,No.3
- "For God and the King - expanding Conquistadors repertoire", Greg Costikyan
- "Plunder in the West - Strategies for Conquistador", Greg Costikyan

The GENERAL Vol.21,No.5
- "Fur Traders and Buccaneers - Historical variant for Conquistador", Glenn Rahman

Moves Article Index:

Number 26, April/May 1976
- Firefight / Kasserine: Baptism of Fire, February 1943 / Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg / Panzergruppe Guderian / Outreach: The Conquest of the Galaxy, 3000AD / Napoleon's Last Battles / Conquistador / Highway to the Reich / Minuteman: The Second American Revolution / Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo - "Designer's Notes" (Design Notes), Various
Number 27, June/July 1976
- The Plot to Assassinate Hitler / Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo / Outreach: The Conquest of the Galaxy, 3000AD / War between the States / War in Europe / Conquistador / Napoleon's Last Battles / Highway to the Reich - "Designer's Notes" (Design Notes), Various

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Artist: Redmond A. Simonsen

Year: 1981

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

1.76 pounds

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Conquistador Victory Point Cards.

These cards are handed out to the players to note the first player to discover and score the eleven vp areas as noted on the board.

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Expedition log

Fulla d'expedicions modificada.

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2012-02-14

Plunder in the West - Strategies for Conquistador

"Plunder in the West - Strategies for Conquistador" by Greg Costikyan from The GENERAL Vol.20,No.3

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2011-02-23

Player Aid

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2009-08-23

Custom Log Sheets

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2009-08-23

Conquistador reglas en español.pdf

Conquistador Rules in Spañish

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2005-10-29

Conquistador Components.txt

Avalon Hill Conquistador Game Components List

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2005-08-22

SimpleConquistador.doc

Variant for simplified play

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2003-12-28

Conquistador - Fur Traders and Buccaneers.PDF

Conquistador "Fur Traders and Buccaneers" variant from The General, Volume 21, Number 5 - 1985 (in PDF)

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2001-09-28

Conquistador - For God and the King.PDF

Conquistador - For God and the King (Errata and Variants; includes German Bankers rules)

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2001-09-28

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Strategy Game Rank:	742
Num Ratings:	394
Average Rating:	6.42
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Personal Comments:	179
Users Owning:	1001
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Errata & Clarification	http://www.costik.com/conq.html	2008-09-24
Conquistador (AH) - www.amarriner.com	http://www.amarriner.com/conq/	2005-06-10
Web-Grognards' list of articles on Conquistador	http://grognard.com/indexes/st58.html	2001-11-02
PBEM rules for Conquistador	http://grognard.com/variants/conpbm.txt	2001-11-02